Patents Assigned to EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
  • Filarial nematode vaccines, polypeptides, and nucleic acids
    Patent number: 10919944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vaccines comprising a ShK domain of a filarial nematode protein. These vaccines may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of filarial nematode infections. The invention also relates to novel proteins comprising a ShK domain of a filarial nematode protein and pharmaceutical compositions. The invention may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of filarial nematode infections in canine subjects, and also in human subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: The University of Liverpool, Edinburgh University
    Inventors: Ben Makepeace, David Taylor, Simon Babayan, Stuart Armstrong, Mark Blaxter
  • Filarial nematode vaccines, polypeptides, and nucleic acids
    Patent number: 9994624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to vaccines comprising a ShK domain of a filarial nematode protein. These vaccines may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of filarial nematode infections. The invention also relates to novel proteins comprising a ShK domain of a filarial nematode protein and pharmaceutical compositions. The invention may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of filarial nematode infections in canine subjects, and also in human subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ben Makepeace, David Taylor, Simon Babayon, Stuart Armstrong, Mark Blaxter