Abstract: The present invention pertains to a cell culture medium comprising hypotaurine, GABA, and/or beta-alanine or the combination of choline and hypotaurine, GABA, and/or beta-alanine as media supplements which is shown to control viability, growth, and waste byproduct accumulation. The present invention further pertains to a method of producing a polypeptide of interest in a large scale cell culture containing hypotaurine, GABA, and/or beta-alanine or the combination of choline and hypotaurine, GABA, and/or beta-alanine.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 30, 2015
Publication date:
November 16, 2017
Applicant:
Biogen MA Inc.
Inventors:
Yao-Ming HUANG, William C. YANG, Alan GILBERT, Kyle MCELEARNEY
Abstract: The present invention pertains to a cell culture medium comprising copper as a media supplement, which was shown to control recombinant protein glycosylation and methods of using thereof. The present invention further pertains to a method of controlling or manipulating glycosylation of a recombinant protein of interest in a large scale cell culture.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 16, 2015
Publication date:
November 16, 2017
Applicant:
Biogen MA Inc.
Inventors:
Fernie MITCHELSON, Erik Heller HUGHES, Jessica MONDIA, Robin Parish HYDE-DERUYSCHER
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and compositions thereof which are useful as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase and which exhibit desirable characteristics for the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 11, 2014
Date of Patent:
November 7, 2017
Assignee:
Biogen MA Inc.
Inventors:
Brian T. Hopkins, Bin Ma, Timothy Raymond Chan, Lihong Sun, Lei Zhang, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Kevin Koch, Hua Miao
Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating diseases, disorders or injuries involving motor neuron survival and axonal growth, including amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, by the administration of a LINGO-2 antagonist. An exemplary method for promoting survival of a motor neuron, comprising contacting said motor neuron with an effective amount of a composition comprising a LINGO-2 antagonist selected from the group consisting of: (i) a soluble LINGO-2 polypeptide; (ii) a LINGO-2 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof; (iii) a LINGO-2 antagonist polynucleotide; (iv) a LINGO-2 aptamer; and (v) a combination of two or more of said LINGO-2 antagonists.
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Btk, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 25, 2016
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2017
Assignees:
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Biogen MA Inc.
Inventors:
Minna Bui, Patrick Conlon, Julio H. Cuervo, Daniel A. Erlanson, Junfa Fan, Bing Guan, Brian T. Hopkins, Tracy J. Jenkins, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Alexey A. Lugovskoy, Doug Marcotte, Noel Powell, Daniel Scott, Laura Silvian, Art Taveras, Deping Wang, Min Zhong
Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods of preventing and eliminating trisulfide bonds in proteins such as antibodies. In one embodiment, trisulfide bonds in proteins are converted to disulfide bonds as part of chromatographic purification procedures. In another embodiment, the formation of trisulfide bonds in proteins is inhibited by implementation of methods described herein during the cell culture production of such proteins. In another embodiment, monoclonal antibodies are produced by the methods described herein.
Abstract: The disclosure provides multimeric oligonucleotide compounds, comprising two or more target-specific oligonucleotides (e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)), each being resistant to cleavage, and linked together by a cleavable linker. In particular, two or more linked target-specific oligonucleotides, each to a different target, allows concomitant inhibition of multiple genes' expression levels, while exhibiting favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. Methods of making and uses of the described compounds are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 28, 2015
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2017
Assignee:
Translate Bio MA, Inc.
Inventors:
Eugen Uhlmann, Romesh Subramanian, Arthur M. Krieg
Abstract: A device that prevents the accidental activation and lockout of an autoinjector. In illustrative embodiments, a resistance unit is configured to resist deployment of the needle until a critical force is applied by the user to the autoinjector, at which point, the resistance of the resistance unit is overcome. Continuous application of force by the user after the resistance is overcome drives the delivery device to the injection site where the medication is administered.
Abstract: A method for multi-selection gifting, including identifying a mufti-selection gift, the mufti-selection gift comprising (i) a gift recipient, (ii) a plurality of gift choices, each gift choice being either an individual item of merchandise or a group of items of merchandise, and (iii) a designated maximum cost of gift choices that may be selected, and interactively guiding the gift recipient in selecting one or more of the plurality of gift choices without exceeding the designated maximum cost, including un-grouping a group of items in a gift choice into a plurality of individual items, and re-grouping a plurality of items into a group, if the plurality of items were originally part of the same group in the mufti-selection gift.
Abstract: Methods of treating neuronal disorders, such as mechanical neuronal traumas and neurodegenerative disorders, with TWEAK or a TWEAK receptor blocking agents are presented.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 2012
Date of Patent:
October 3, 2017
Assignee:
Biogen MA Inc.
Inventors:
Linda C. Burkly, Kyungmin Hahm, Timothy Zheng, Steve Perrin, John Lincecum
Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing the oxidation status of a pharmaceutical preparations are provided herein. Methods provided herein are particularly useful for assessing pharmaceutical preparations comprising therapeutic proteins (e.g., therapeutic antibodies).
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, can modulate the activity of one or more SIP receptors and/or the activity of autotaxin (ATX).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 2013
Date of Patent:
September 26, 2017
Assignee:
BIOGEN MA INC.
Inventors:
Hairuo Peng, Zhili Xin, Lihong Sun, Timothy Chan, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Arthur G. Taveras
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) can modulate the activity of one or more S 1P receptors. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S IP) is a lysophospholipid mediator that evokes a variety of cellular responses by stimulation of five members of the endothelial cell differentiation gene (EDG) receptor family, namely S1P1, S1P2, S1P3, S1P4, and S1P5 (formerly EDG1, EDG5, EDG3, EDG6 and EDG8). The EDG receptors are G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and on stimulation propagate second messenger signals via activation of heterotrimeric G-protein alpha (Ga.) subunits and beta-gamma (G( )y) dimers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 29, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
BIOGEN MA INC.
Inventors:
Kevin Guckian, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Xiaogao Liu, Bin Ma, Hairuo Peng
Abstract: An interlocked bottom bracket bearing device is provided, including an axial tube, two bottom bracket bearing assemblies and two annular members. The axial tube includes a first end and a second end. Each said bottom bracket bearing assembly includes a small-diameter portion and a large-diameter portion. Said two small-diameter portions are respectively assembled to the first and second ends. A side of each said large-diameter portion is radially and annularly formed with a protruding flange. Said two annular members are respectively sleeved on said two large-diameter portions. The annular members are abutted against the protruding flanges. Wherein said two bottom bracket bearing assemblies are located on two opposite sides of the bottom bracket tube, the annular member is radially clamped and a portion of the annular member is axially clamped between the protruding flange and a side wall of bottom bracket tube.
Abstract: The present invention provides codon optimized Factor IX sequences, vectors and host cells comprising codon optimized Factor IX sequences, polypeptides encoded by codon optimized Factor IX sequences, and methods of producing such polypeptides. The present invention also provides methods of treating bleeding disorders such as hemophilia comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized Factor IX nucleic acid sequence or the polypeptide encoded thereby.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 30, 2015
Publication date:
September 14, 2017
Applicant:
Biogen MA Inc.
Inventors:
Siyuan TAN, Robert T. PETERS, Tongyao LIU
Abstract: Endogenous LINGO-1 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous LINGO-1 function, such anti-LINGO-1 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for LINGO-1, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous LINGO-1 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-LINGO-1 antibody.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 26, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 29, 2017
Assignee:
Biogen MA Inc.
Inventors:
Sha Mi, R. Blake Pepinsky, Christilyn Graff