Patents Assigned to Smithkline Beecham Biologicals SG
  • Oil in water emulsions containing saponins
    Patent number: 7323182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil in water emulsion vaccine composition. In particular, the present invention relates to a vaccine adjuvant formulation based on oil in water emulsion comprising a metabolisable oil and a saponin, wherein the oil and a saponin are present in a ratio of between 1:1 and 200:1. The invention further relates to methods for preparing the emulsion and its use in medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Smithkline Beecham Biologicals SG
    Inventors: Nathalie Garcon, Patricia Marie Christine Aline Francoise Momin