Patents Assigned to Institut National de la Sant et de la Recherche Medical
  • Nucleotide vector composition containing such vector and vaccine for immunization against hepatitis
    Patent number: 6635624
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of inducing an immunogenic response in a subject that include administering a nucleotide plasmid vector that includes a gene coding for a surface antigen protein derived from hepatitis B virus and a promoter for the expression of the gene. The invention also relates to vaccine compositions for protecting against hepatitis B virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, Institut National de la Sant et de la Recherche Medical, Universite d'Ottawa
    Inventors: Heather Lynn Davis, Robert Gerald Whalen, Marie-Louise Michel