Patents Assigned to Hoffmann-La Roche
  • Patent number: 10227308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 is defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as radiolabeled ligand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZÜRCIH, UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Simon M. Ametamey, Juergen Fingerle, Luca Gobbi, Uwe Grether, Ahmed Haider, Thomas Hartung, Linjing Mu, Leo Nicholls, Mark Rogers-Evans, Christoph Ullmer
  • Publication number: 20190071507
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies against human CSF-1R (anti-CSF-1R antibody), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Nikolaos DIMOUDIS, Georg FERTIG, Alexander FIDLER, Guy GEORGES, Klaus KALUZA, Martin LANZENDOERFER (DECEASED), Carola RIES, Stefan SEEBER, Marlene THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20190071444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as processes for their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Buelent Kocer, Bernd Kuhn, Marco Prunotto, Hans Richter, Martin Ritter
  • Patent number: 10213742
    Abstract: A micro flow filtration system comprises a fluid circuitry (3) and a first reservoir (1) outside the circuitry (3) suitable for containing a fluid. The fluid circuitry (3) comprises a tangential flow filtration module (10) capable of separating the fluid sample into a retentate stream and a permeate stream upon passage of the fluid sample into the tangential flow filtration module (10) through an inlet feed (18). The fluid circuitry (3) further comprises a second reservoir (2) integrated in the fluid circuitry (3), a pump (5) for creating and driving a fluid flow, optionally at least one pressure sensor (6, 7 or 8) for acquiring and detecting data about the fluid sample, optionally a pressure regulator (9) for regulating the flow in the fluid circuitry (3) and a plurality of conduits (22) forming the fluid circuitry (3) together with the second reservoir (2), the TFF-module (10), the pump (5), the pressure sensor (6, 7 or 8) (if present) and the pressure regulator (9) (if present).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.
    Inventors: Norbert Oranth, Nadine Losleben, Sascha Lutz, Adelbert Grossmann
  • Patent number: 10214567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and uses for screening anti-hepadnaviral substances, wherein the substances are screened for the capacity to inhibit covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA of a hepadnavirus, like hepatitis B virus. The methods and uses take advantage of cells comprising a nucleic sequence encoding a tagged hepadnavirus e antigen, like Hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg). Furthermore, the present invention provides nucleic acid sequences encoding a tagged hepadnavirus e antigen and proteins encoded thereby. Also kits for use in the screening methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Drexel University, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Haitao Guo, Dawei Cai, Andrea Cuconati, Changhua Ji
  • Patent number: 10208087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dual-site BACE1 inhibitors, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as therapeutically active substances. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of e.g. Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Per-Ola Freskgard, Eric A. Kitas
  • Patent number: 10208067
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein A, X, Y, 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Robert Jack Gillespie, Hasane Ratni, Jerome Charles Sarie
  • Publication number: 20190048002
    Abstract: The invention relates to small molecule imaging tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Edilio Borroni, Luca Gobbi, Michael Honer, Henner Knust, Matthias Koerner, Dieter Muri
  • Publication number: 20190048003
    Abstract: The invention relates to small molecule imaging tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Edilio Borroni, Luca Gobbi, Michael Honer, Henner Knust, Matthias Koerner, Dieter Muri
  • Publication number: 20190041397
    Abstract: The current invention reports a method for producing an antibody comprising the steps of a) providing a plurality of hybridoma cells each expressing an antibody, b) determining the time dependent amount of said antibody bound to the respective antigen by surface plasmon resonance at different temperatures and different antibody concentrations, c) calculating with the time dependent amount determined in b) based on equations (II) to (XIII) at least the thermodynamic parameters (i) standard association binding entropy (?S°‡ass), (ii) standard dissociation binding entropy (?S°‡diss), (iii) standard binding entropy (?S°), (iv) free standard binding enthalpy (?G°), (v) standard dissociation free binding enthalpy (?G°‡diss), (vi) standard association free binding enthalpy (?G°‡ass), (vii) ?T?S°, (viii) dissociation rate constant kd, (ix) equilibrium binding constant KD, and (x) association rate constant ka, d) selecting a hybridoma cell producing an antibody with at least two of the following: i) a standard associa
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Schraeml, Leopold Von Proff
  • Publication number: 20190040436
    Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the enzymatic production of a polypeptide comprising the step of incubating i) a first polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence LPXTG (SEQ ID NO: 01, wherein X can be any amino acid residue) or LPXTA (SEQ ID NO: 41, wherein X can be any amino acid residue), ii) a second polypeptide that has i) a glycinyl, an alaninyl, or a cysteinyl compound at its N-terminus, or ii) an oligoglycine, or oligoalanine, or a cysteine amino acid residue followed by one to three glycine or alanine amino acid residues at its N-terminus, or iii) a lysine amino acid residue within its 5 N-terminal amino acid residues, and iii) a third polypeptide with sortase A activity, in a deep eutectic solvent and thereby producing a polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Schatte, Mara Boenitz-Dulat
  • Publication number: 20190040447
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for identifying a substance capable of inhibiting at least one activity of an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) comprised in an influenza viral ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex, which method comprises or consists of: (a) providing an aqueous suspension of purified influenza virus comprising said RNP complex; (b) adding to said suspension of step (a) (i) a nonionic or zwitterionic surfactant; and (ii) a reducing agent; (c) incubating the mixture obtained in step (b) in order to obtain an influenza virus lysate; (d) contacting the influenza virus lysate obtained in step (c) with a test substance under conditions that permit said test substance to interact with said RdRp comprised in said RNP complex, said RNP complex being present in said influenza virus lysate; and (e) determining whether said test substance inhibits said at least one activity of said RdRp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventor: Tianlai SHI
  • Patent number: 10196391
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, Q, U, W, Z, X and Y are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. These compounds are HbsAg inhibitors and are useful as medicaments for the treatment or prophylaxis of HBV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Zhanling Cheng, Min Wang, Song Yang
  • Patent number: 10189848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4) that may be used for the treatment of conditions such as Parkinson's disease, anxiety, emesis, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism, neuroprotection, cancer, depression and diabetes type 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Biemans, Wolfgang Guba, Georg Jaeschke, Lothar Lindemann, Fionn O'Hara, Antonio Ricci, Daniel Rueher, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 10188637
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to granulate formulations of pirfenidone and methods of making such formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventor: Siddharthya Krishnachandan Mujumdar
  • Patent number: 10190182
    Abstract: Herein is reported a method for producing an enzymatic conjugation product of two polypeptides comprising incubating of a first polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence LPXTG (SEQ ID NO: 20, wherein X can be any amino acid residue), a second polypeptide has an oligo-alanine Am (m=2 (SEQ ID NO: 26), or 3 (SEQ ID NO: 27), or 4 (SEQ ID NO: 28), or 5 (SEQ ID NO: 29)) amino acid sequence at its N-terminus, a third polypeptide with sortase activity which is derived from Staphylococcus aureus Sortase A, and recovering the conjugate from the reaction mixture and thereby producing the enzymatic conjugation product of two polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: HOFFMANN LA-ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Mara Boenitz-Dulat, Peter Kratzsch, Martin Schatte
  • Patent number: 10183946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 to R4 and n are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be for treating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Uwe Grether, Matthias Nettekoven, Mark Rogers-Evans, Sebastien Schmitt, Benjamin James Stenton
  • Patent number: 10183791
    Abstract: A cap for a container comprising a ferrule to be fixedly attached to the neck of the container, the ferrule comprising an upper wall and a tubular skirt extending downwardly from the upper wall; a tamper evidence mechanism connected with the ferrule; an overseal button removably arranged on top of the upper wall of the ferrule so as to at least fully cover the tamper evidence mechanism, the overseal button being connected to the tamper evidence mechanism such that upon first removal of the overseal button the tamper evidence mechanism is irreversibly damaged. The overseal button comprises at least one translucent portion arranged to extend over the at least one portion of the tamper evidence mechanism which is irreversibly damaged upon first removal of the overseal button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Friedrich, Wigand Weirich
  • Patent number: 10183954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein, and their prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Haixia Liu, Guolong Wu, Hongying Yun
  • Publication number: 20190018009
    Abstract: Herein is reported a method for determining the binding affinity of the binding sites of a bivalent full length antibody of the human IgG1 subclass to a homo-multimeric antigen comprising the steps of i) incubating a mixture comprising the antibody and a polypeptide that is derived from lysine-gingipain of porphyromonas gingivalis at a pH of from pH 7.5 to pH 8.5, in the presence of a reducing agent, at a temperature of from 30° C. to 42° C., for time of from 10 min. to 240 min. to cleave the antibody into Fabs and Fc-region, and ii) determining the binding affinity of the Fabs of the antibody for its antigen using a surface plasmon resonance method by directly applying the incubated reaction mixture obtained in the previous step in the surface plasmon resonance method and therewith determining the binding affinity of the binding sites of the bivalent full length antibody of the human IgG1 subclass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Michael MOLHOJ, Christian GASSNER, Joerg MOELLEKEN, Manuel ENDESFELDER