Patents Assigned to Trizell Ltd.
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Patent number: 12264324Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Parker, Hanna P. Lesch, Jenni Mykkanen, Sara Paulo, Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw
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Patent number: 12152281Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Hanna Peltonen, Jenni Mykkanen, Minna Hassinen, Seppo Yla-Herttuala, Nigel Parker
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Patent number: 12116559Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Piia Kristiina Valonen, Hanna P. Lesch, Eva Kristiina Rasanen, Tarja Hannele Tuunanen, Minna Kristiina Karhinen, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala
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Patent number: 11932843Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TRIZELL LTD.Inventors: Vesa Turkki, Nigel Parker
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Patent number: 11781102Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Hanna P. Lesch, Joonas Malinen, Eevi Lipponen, Anniina Valkama, Hanna Leinonen
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Patent number: 11547668Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
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Patent number: 11446249Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
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Patent number: 11311487Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
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Patent number: 11261416Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Piia Kristiina Valonen, Hanna P. Lesch, Eva Kristiina Rasanen, Tarja Hannele Tuunanen, Minna Kristiina Karhinen, Seppo Yla-Herttuala
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Patent number: 11242504Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Piia Kristiina Valonen, Eva Kristiina Rasanen, Tarja Hannele Tuunanen, Milla Jonna Karoliina Karnaattu, Achim Muller, Minna Kristiina Karhinen, Seppo Yla-Herttuala
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Patent number: 11104915Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Nigel Parker, Hanna P. Lesch, Jenni Mykkanen, Sara Paulo, Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw
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Publication number: 20200352861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Minna HASSINEN, Robert SHAW, Nigel PARKER
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Publication number: 20200352862Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Minna Hassinen, Robert Shaw, Nigel Parker
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Publication number: 20200222477Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Nigel PARKER, Seppo YLA-HERTTUALA, David Sawutz
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Publication number: 20200172847Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventor: Vesa TURKKI
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Publication number: 20200165557Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Hanna P. LESCH, Joonas MALINEN, Eevi LIPPONEN, Anniina VALKAMA, Hanna LEINONEN
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Publication number: 20200129436Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Minna HASSINEN, Robert SHAW, Nigel PARKER
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Publication number: 20200071725Abstract: Novel forward primer, reverse primer and poly-linker suitable for replication of nucleic acids in e.g., 293 cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Hanna P. Lesch, Kari J. Airenne, Seppo Yla-Herttuala
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Publication number: 20190338307Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Nigel PARKER, Hanna P. LESCH, Jenni MYKKANEN, Sara PAULO, Minna HASSINEN, Robert SHAW
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Publication number: 20190292609Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Trizell Ltd.Inventors: Hanna Peltonen, Jenni Mykkanen, Minna Hassinen