Abstract: A force testing machine (FTM) validation apparatus is disclosed for validating a test process involving a force testing machine to measure forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement. Particularly a syringe arrangement that includes a staked-in needle prefilled syringe and a needle safety device cooperating with the staked-in needle prefilled syringe. The FTM validation apparatus includes a syringe arrangement surrogate, and a holder arranged to support the syringe arrangement surrogate in a predefined position and orientation in the force testing machine. The syringe arrangement surrogate includes a break loose part arranged to mimic a break loose force of the syringe arrangement and an injection force part arranged to mimic an injection force of the syringe arrangement. Methods are also disclosed for validating a test process that measures forces involved in operation of a syringe arrangement and for measuring forces involved in operation of the syringe arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-CD3/anti-CD28 bispecific antigen binding molecules and masked protease activated forms thereof, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing these molecules, and their use as immunomodulators and/or costiumulators in the treatment of a disease, in particular cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to tumor targeted bispecific agonistic antigen binding molecules characterized by monovalent binding to CD28, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing these antibodies, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the prevention or mitigation of adverse effects related to T cell engaging agents, such as cytokine release syndrome. Specifically, the invention relates to the prevention or mitigation of such side effects using an inhibitor of NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3).

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein A1 to A4, X, Cy and R1 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: The current invention relates to the use of antibodies which bind to VEGF and ANG2 for the treatment of ophthalmologic diseases.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to bispecific antibodies that bind to CD3 and Folate Receptor 1 (FolR1), e.g. for activating T cells. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the antibodies, and to methods of using them in the treatment of disease.

Abstract: The method includes generating, for each of a plurality of original images, a first artificially degraded image by applying a first image-artifact-generation logic on each of the original images; and generating the program logic by training an untrained version of a first machine-learning logic that encodes a first artifacts-removal logic on the original images and their respectively generated first degraded images; and returning the trained first machine-learning logic as the program logic or as a component thereof. The first image-artifact-generation logic is A) an image-acquisition-system-specific image-artifact-generation logic or B) a tissue-staining-artifact-generation logic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oligonucleotides that are capable of inducing expression of ubiquitin-protein ligase E3A (UBE3A) from the paternal allele in animal or human neurons. The oligonucleotides target the suppressor of the UBE3A paternal allele by hybridization to SNHG14 long non-coding RNA downstream of SNORD109B. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of Angelman syndrome.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bispecific antibodies against human VEGF and against human ANG-2, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof.

Abstract: Herein is reported a co-cultivation system for co-cultivating a pool of rabbit B-cells or single deposited rabbit B-cells wherein cells CD40L expressing CHO cells are used as feeder in the presence of TL-2 and TL-21.

Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) or (II) wherein R2, R3, R5, R99, W, Y and Z are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: Herein is reported a method for determining free antigen of an antibody in an undiluted serum sample comprising the steps of a) applying the undiluted sample to a solid phase on which a capture antibody has been immobilized to form a capture antibody-antigen complex, wherein the capture antibody competes with the antibody for binding to a first epitope on the antigen, b) applying to the solid phase a tracer antibody to form a capture antibody-antigen-tracer antibody complex, wherein the tracer antibody specifically binds to a second epitope on the antigen, wherein the epitope of the tracer antibody is not overlapping with the epitope of the capture antibody on the antigen, and c) determining the free antigen of the antibody by determining the tracer antibody in the capture antibody-antigen-tracer antibody complex.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with 2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-indoles of general formula wherein Ar1 is phenyl or a five or six membered heteroaryl group, containing one, two or three heteroatoms, selected from N, S or O, wherein the N-heteroatom in the heteroaryl group may be oxidized to N+—(O?); R1 is lower alkyl, halogen, cyano or cycloalkyl; Ar2 is a five or six membered heteroaryl group, containing one, two, three or four heteroatoms, selected from N, S or O, wherein the N-heteroatom in the heteroaryl group may be oxidized to N+—(O?), or is benzo[b]thiophenyl; R2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, cyano, lower alkyl substituted by hydroxyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkyl substituted by amino, lower alkyl substituted by alkoxy, lower alkyl substituted by amide, or is cycloalkyl; X is CH or N; n is 1 or 2; m is 1 or 2; as well as with a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with a racemic mixture, or with its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition of 8-chloro-5-methyl-1-[4-(2-pyridyloxy)cyclohexyl]-4,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine, a process for the preparation thereof and its use in the treatment of diseases.

Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the purification or production of a therapeutic polypeptide using the same depth filter multiple times, i.e. a depth filter which has been used before and has been regenerated. Reported herein is a method for purifying or producing a therapeutic polypeptide, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: a) filtering an aqueous composition containing said therapeutic polypeptide and impurities through a depth filter, recovering the flow-through and thereby obtaining said purified therapeutic polypeptide, b) contacting said depth filter with a regeneration solution and thereby regenerating the depth filter, and c) repeating steps a) and b) one or more times.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, L, and A are as described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I or II: wherein X1, R1 and R2 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Further the present invention is concerned with the manufacture of the compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as medicaments.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein A, R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Further the present invention is concerned with the manufacture of the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as medicaments.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to antibodies that bind to NKG2D, including multispecific antigen binding molecules e.g. for activation of T cells and/or NK cells. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the antibodies, and to methods of using them in the treatment of disease.