Patents Assigned to Trizell Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12264324
    Abstract: A process for assaying viral vector manufactured by large-scale viral vector manufacturing processes to assure the resulting vector has acceptable purity and potency. The process entails three different types of assays, each one of which is optionally useful on a stand-alone basis, and which together provide the first system able to assure the quality of viral vector produced by large-scale vector manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Parker, Hanna P. Lesch, Jenni Mykkanen, Sara Paulo, Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw
  • Patent number: 12152281
    Abstract: Certain viral gene therapy vectors are by design unable to replicate in a patient. Nonetheless, during manufacture of viral gene therapy vector, undesirable replication-competent virus (“RCV”) may form due to random mutation or other events. Viral gene therapy vector manufacturers thus assay for the presence of contaminating RCV. Regulatory agencies require this to be done by assaying for serial infection, i.e., transducing target cells with the viral vector, and then lysing the transduced cells, and then mixing the lysate with live assay cells, and then microscopically observing the assay cells to visually determine whether they have been infected with virus. We have tested various alternative approaches, and surprisingly found that digital PCR is not only faster than the prior art approach, but is also over an order of magnitude more sensitive, able to detect, for example, in 3×1010 assay cells, as few as seven (7) replication competent adenoviruses (“RCA”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanna Peltonen, Jenni Mykkanen, Minna Hassinen, Seppo Yla-Herttuala, Nigel Parker
  • Patent number: 12116559
    Abstract: We have modified a commercially-available adherent cell culture bioreactor in several ways to increase productivity of cultured cells, while decreasing contamination risk. We found that modifying a commercially-available adherent cell culture bioreactor to provide for slower cell culture medium flow unexpectedly and dramatically increases the productivity of the cultured adherent cells. We also developed a new sampling manifold configuration and new way of taking samples, to reduce contamination risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Piia Kristiina Valonen, Hanna P. Lesch, Eva Kristiina Rasanen, Tarja Hannele Tuunanen, Minna Kristiina Karhinen, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
  • Patent number: 11932843
    Abstract: A device for aseptically obtaining a physical sample of an adherent cell culture substrate from an adherent cell culture bioreactor. This enables the operator to directly evaluate e.g., cell density/confluence on the substrate without contaminating the cell culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TRIZELL LTD.
    Inventors: Vesa Turkki, Nigel Parker
  • Patent number: 11781102
    Abstract: We have found a way to make possible large-scale plasmid transfection using PEI to produce high titer viral vectors in fixed bed or adherent cell culture bioreactors by using PEI as a transfection agent, while avoiding formation of the PEI-plasmid precipitate which in prior art approaches clogged adherent bioreactor substrates. We have also found a way to improve PEI-based transfection by modifying how pH and CO2 are managed during transfection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanna P. Lesch, Joonas Malinen, Eevi Lipponen, Anniina Valkama, Hanna Leinonen
  • Patent number: 11547668
    Abstract: Combining viral vector with surfactant preserves vector infectivity, and surfactant provided an unexpected benefit by protecting viral vector from damage due to transient elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
  • Patent number: 11446249
    Abstract: Combining viral vector with surfactant preserves vector infectivity, and surfactant provided an unexpected benefit by protecting viral vector from damage due to transient elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
  • Patent number: 11311487
    Abstract: Combining viral vector with surfactant preserves vector infectivity, and surfactant provided an unexpected benefit by protecting viral vector from damage due to transient elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
  • Patent number: 11261416
    Abstract: We have modified a commercially-available adherent cell culture bioreactor in several ways to increase productivity of cultured cells, while decreasing contamination risk. We found that modifying a commercially-available adherent cell culture bioreactor to provide for slower cell culture medium flow unexpectedly and dramatically increases the productivity of the cultured adherent cells. We also developed a new sampling manifold configuration and new way of taking samples, to reduce contamination risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Piia Kristiina Valonen, Hanna P. Lesch, Eva Kristiina Rasanen, Tarja Hannele Tuunanen, Minna Kristiina Karhinen, Seppo Yla-Herttuala
  • Patent number: 11242504
    Abstract: We have modified a commercially-available adherent cell culture bioreactor, developing a new sampling manifold configuration and new way of taking samples to reduce contamination risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Piia Kristiina Valonen, Eva Kristiina Rasanen, Tarja Hannele Tuunanen, Milla Jonna Karoliina Karnaattu, Achim Muller, Minna Kristiina Karhinen, Seppo Yla-Herttuala
  • Patent number: 11104915
    Abstract: A process for assaying viral vector manufactured by large-scale viral vector manufacturing processes to assure the resulting vector has acceptable purity and potency. The process entails three different types of assays, each one of which is optionally useful on a stand-alone basis, and which together provide the first system able to assure the quality of viral vector produced by large-scale vector manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Parker, Hanna P. Lesch, Jenni Mykkanen, Sara Paulo, Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw
  • Publication number: 20200352861
    Abstract: Combining viral vector with surfactant preserves vector infectivity, and surfactant provided an unexpected benefit by protecting viral vector from damage due to transient elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Minna HASSINEN, Robert SHAW, Nigel PARKER
  • Publication number: 20200352862
    Abstract: Combining viral vector with surfactant preserves vector infectivity, and surfactant provided an unexpected benefit by protecting viral vector from damage due to transient elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
  • Publication number: 20200222477
    Abstract: Viral gene therapy provides a successful treatment for high-grade, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer resistant to, or recurrent after, treatment with intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Our therapy provides the first and only way to reliably curtail the progression of superficial, non-muscle invasive cancer into more lethal muscle-invasive cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel PARKER, Seppo YLA-HERTTUALA, David Sawutz
  • Publication number: 20200172847
    Abstract: A device for aseptically obtaining a physical sample of an adherent cell culture substrate from an adherent cell culture bioreactor. This enables the operator to directly evaluate e.g., cell density/confluence on the substrate without contaminating the cell culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventor: Vesa TURKKI
  • Publication number: 20200165557
    Abstract: We have found a way to make possible large-scale plasmid transfection using PEI to produce high titer viral vectors in fixed bed or adherent cell culture bioreactors by using PEI as a transfection agent, while avoiding formation of the PEI-plasmid precipitate which in prior art approaches clogged adherent bioreactor substrates. We have also found a way to improve PEI-based transfection by modifying how pH and CO2 are managed during transfection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanna P. LESCH, Joonas MALINEN, Eevi LIPPONEN, Anniina VALKAMA, Hanna LEINONEN
  • Publication number: 20200129436
    Abstract: Combining viral vector with surfactant preserves vector infectivity, and surfactant provided an unexpected benefit by protecting viral vector from damage due to transient elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Minna HASSINEN, Robert SHAW, Nigel PARKER
  • Publication number: 20200071725
    Abstract: Novel forward primer, reverse primer and poly-linker suitable for replication of nucleic acids in e.g., 293 cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanna P. Lesch, Kari J. Airenne, Seppo Yla-Herttuala
  • Publication number: 20190338307
    Abstract: A process for assaying viral vector manufactured by large-scale viral vector manufacturing processes to assure the resulting vector has acceptable purity and potency. The process entails three different types of assays, each one of which is optionally useful on a stand-alone basis, and which together provide the first system able to assure the quality of viral vector produced by large-scale vector manufacturing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel PARKER, Hanna P. LESCH, Jenni MYKKANEN, Sara PAULO, Minna HASSINEN, Robert SHAW
  • Publication number: 20190292609
    Abstract: Certain viral gene therapy vectors are by design unable to replicate in a patient. Nonetheless, during manufacture of viral gene therapy vector, undesirable replication-competent virus (“RCV”) may form due to random mutation or other events. Viral gene therapy vector manufacturers thus assay for the presence of contaminating RCV. Regulatory agencies require this to be done by assaying for serial infection, i.e., transducing target cells with the viral vector, and then lysing the transduced cells, and then mixing the lysate with live assay cells, and then microscopically observing the assay cells to visually determine whether they have been infected with virus. We have tested various alternative approaches, and surprisingly found that digital PCR is not only faster than the prior art approach, but is also over an order of magnitude more sensitive, able to detect, for example, in 3×1010 assay cells, as few as seven (7) replication competent adenoviruses (“RCA”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Trizell Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanna Peltonen, Jenni Mykkanen, Minna Hassinen