Patents Assigned to UCB Biopharma SPRL
  • Patent number: 10407513
    Abstract: A multivalent antibody fusion protein which comprises an immunoglobulin moiety, for example a Fab or Fab? fragment, with a first specificity for an antigen of interest, and further comprises two single domain antibodies (dAb) with specificity for a second antigen of interest, wherein the two single domain antibodies are linked by a disulfide bond. There is also provided particular dual specificity antibody fusion proteins comprising a Fab or Fab? fragment and one or more single domain antibodies which may be stabilized by a disulfide bond therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Ralph Adams, Laura Hancock, Sam Philip Heywood
  • Publication number: 20190248890
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to antibodies specific to FcRn, formulations comprising the same, use of each in therapy, processes for expressing and optionally formulating said antibody, DNA encoding the antibodies and hosts comprising said DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Alastair David Griffiths Lawson, Stevan Graham Shaw, Bryan John Smith, Kerry Louise Tyson, Lara Kevorkian, Christoph Meier, Kaushik Sarkar, Paul Alan Atherfold
  • Patent number: 10370355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives according to formula (I), wherein G represents a fused heterocyclic system selected from the groups represented by formula (G1), (G2), (G3), (G4), (G5), and (G6), which are Positive Allosteric Modulators of D1 and accordingly of benefit as pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of diseases in which D1 receptors play a role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Ali Ates, Eric Jnoff, Laurent Provins, Anne Valade, Adrian Hall
  • Patent number: 10370447
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multispecific molecule comprising a binding domain specific to the antigen CD22 and a binding domain specific to the antigen CD79a and/or CD79b, compositions comprising the same and use of both in treatment, for example the treatment of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Michael John Wright, Kerry Louise Tyson
  • Patent number: 10358493
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel bispecific protein complex and a method of using the complexes to screen for synergistic or novel biological function. The bispecific format is particularly suitable for high-throughput screening because all of its components can be expressed from cells as individual units and the units can be assembled simply by mixing without employing conjugation or coupling chemistry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Michael John Wright
  • Patent number: 10358443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain heteroaryl amide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them, including methods for preventing, reversing, slowing, or inhibiting protein aggregation, and methods of treating diseases that are associated with protein aggregation, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body disease, Parkinson's disease with dementia, fronto-temporal dementia, Huntington's Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple system atrophy, and cancer and melanoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wrasidlo, Emily M. Stocking
  • Patent number: 10358460
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for protein manufacture wherein the protein is expressed in a host cell, and in a more specific manner relates to a method for manufacturing a protein that results in reduced levels of product-related impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Philip Bassett, Richard Davies, Elena Gonzalez, Mark Pearce-Higgins
  • Patent number: 10344081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Kerry Louise Tyson, Terence Seward Baker, Georges Mairet-Coello, Patrick Downey, Jean-Philippe Courade, David Edward Ormonde Knight
  • Patent number: 10342925
    Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having a drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Michael James David Heald, Brian David Barney
  • Patent number: 10322093
    Abstract: A substantially solvent-free matrix layer containing (?)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-6-[propyl-[2-(2-thienyl)ethyl]amino]-1-naphthalenol is produced by adding an active substance to an adhesive solution, coating the resultant active substance-containing adhesive solution onto a suitable sheet, and removing the solvents in a drying process to give said substantially solvent-free matrix layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL, LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG
    Inventors: Walter Mueller, James V. Peck
  • Patent number: 10316097
    Abstract: The present invention pertain an inhibitor of CSF-1R activity for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of neurologic diseases and new method of treatment of neurologic diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Patrice Marie Charles Godard, Rafal Marian Kaminski, Karine Josee Jeanne Leclercq, Jonathan Marie M Van Eyll
  • Patent number: 10308723
    Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of both IL-17A and IL-17F, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Ralph Adams, Andrew George Popplewell, Stephen Edward Rapecki
  • Publication number: 20190161536
    Abstract: This invention is in the area of improved anti-aP2 antibodies and antigen binding agents, and compositions thereof, which target the lipid chaperone aP2/FABP4 (referred to as “aP2”) for use in treating disorders such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and/or cancer, among others. In one aspect, improved treatments for aP2 mediated disorders are disclosed in which serum aP2 is targeted and the biological activity of aP2 is neutralized or modulated using low-binding affinity aP2 monoclonal antibodies, providing lower fasting blood glucose levels, improved systemic glucose metabolism, increased systemic insulin sensitivity, reduced fat mass, reduced liver steatosis, reduced cardiovascular disease and/or a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, Mehmet F. Burak, Feyza Engin, Scott B. Widenmaier, Elisabeth Helen Roberts, Adrian Richard Moore, Carl Brendan Doyle, Ralph Adams, Karine Jeannine Madeleine Hervé, Shauna Mhairi Wales, Kerry Louise Tyson
  • Patent number: 10287299
    Abstract: A series of substituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-.1,4-benzoxazin-3-one derivatives, and analogs thereof, being potent modulators of human TNFa activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neuradegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Gareth Neil Brace, Prafulkumar Tulshibhai Chovatia, Gregory Foulkes, James Andrew Johnson, Severine Danielle Jones, Boris Kroeplien, Fabien Claude Lecomte, Pui Leng Loke, Martin Alexander Lowe, Ajay Mandal, Timothy John Norman, Christopher Francis Palmer, Yolanda Pérez-Fuertes, John Robert Porter, Donald Smyth, Giancarlo Trani, Muhammed Uddin, Zhaoning Zhu
  • Patent number: 10287343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: David Edward Ormonde Knight, Terence Seward Baker, David James McMillan, Robert Anthony Griffin, Georges Mairet-Coello, Patrick Downey, Jean-Philippe Courade
  • Patent number: 10273247
    Abstract: A series of substituted imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole derivatives, and analogues thereof, being potent modulators of human TNF? activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Rikki Peter Alexander, Mezher Hussein Ali, Julien Alistair Brown, Victoria Elizabeth Jackson
  • Patent number: 10273302
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to antibodies specific to FcRn, formulations comprising the same, use of each in therapy, processes for expressing and optionally formulating said antibody, DNA encoding the antibodies and hosts comprising said DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Paul Alan Atherfold, Thomas Allen Ceska, Helene Margaret Finney, Lara Kevorkian, Kaushik Sarkar, Bryan John Smith, Kerry Louise Tyson
  • Publication number: 20190119206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for preparing brivaracetam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventors: Thierry DEFRANCE, Jean SEPTAVAUX, Didier NUEL
  • Publication number: 20190112314
    Abstract: A series of fused pentacyclic imidazole derivatives, being potent modulators of f benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders. In particular, the present invention is concerned with 5,7,8,15-tetrahydro-6H-8,15- methanobenzimidazo[1,2-b][2,5]benzodiazocin-6-one derivatives and analogs thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicants: UCB Biopharma SPRL, Sanofi
    Inventors: Jag Paul Heer, Jean Keyaerts
  • Patent number: 10258740
    Abstract: Provided is a cassette unit suitable for use with an auto-injector having an electrically powered drive unit. The cassette unit has a housing defining a cassette unit housing cavity and a needle projection aperture. The cassette unit housing cavity is arranged for receipt of a syringe. The syringe has a barrel for containing a volume of a liquid drug formulation, the barrel defining a flange at the rear end thereof and a forward shoulder at the forward end thereof; a hollow needle at a front end of the barrel, the hollow needle defining a needle tip; and a plunger that is axially movable within the barrel. The cassette unit includes, in contact with the plunger and axially movable within the barrel, a plunger slaving part arranged such that when a drive load is applied to a rear drive-receiving face thereof the drive load is evenly transmitted to the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Martin John McLoughlin, Darrell P. Morgan, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Eric Freitag, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Brian Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Alex Flamm, Ilario Melzi, Jonathan Bodnar