Patents Assigned to Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The)
  • Patent number: 5952225
    Abstract: Retroviral which are resistant to inactivation by human serum. The retroviral vectors are produced in a cell line which is resistant to lysis by human serum, such cell lines including the HOS, Mv-1-Lu, HT1080, TE671, and human 293 cell lines, as well as cell lines derived therefrom. Such retroviral vectors are especially useful as in vivo gene delivery vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignees: Genetic Therapy, Inc., Institute of Cancer Research Royal Cancer Hospital
    Inventors: Michael Pensiero, Mary K. L. Collins, Francois-Loic Cosset, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Robin A. Weiss