Patents Assigned to WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
  • Patent number: 12637672
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure relates to designed oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods thereof. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions provide altered splicing of a transcript. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have low toxicity. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions provide improved protein binding profiles. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have improved delivery. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have improved uptake. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for treatment of diseases using provided oligonucleotide compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: David Charles Donnell Butler, Sethumadhavan Divakaramenon, Christopher J. Francis, Maria David Frank-Kamenetsky, Naoki Iwamoto, Genliang Lu, Subramanian Marappan, Meena Meena, Chandra Vargeese, Gregory L. Verdine, Hailin Yang, Jason Jingxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12590115
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides technologies for oligonucleotide preparation, particularly chirally controlled oligonucleotide preparation, which technologies provide greatly improved crude purity and yield, and significantly reduce manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Mamoru Shimizu, David Charles Donnell Butler, Jayakanthan Kumarasamy, Gopal Reddy Bommineni, Mohammed Rowshon Alam, Sethumadhavan Divakaramenon, Bijay Tilak Bhattarai, Chandra Vargeese, Keith Andrew Bowman, Stephany Michelle Standley
  • Patent number: 12583883
    Abstract: To provide a chiral reagent or a salt thereof. The chiral reagent has following chemical formula (I). In the formula (I), G1 and G2 are independently a hydrogen atom, a nitro group (—NO2), a halogen atom, a cyano group (—CN), a group of formula (II) or (III), or both G1 and G2 taken together to form a group of formula (IV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru Shimizu, Takeshi Wada
  • Patent number: 12552743
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides designed oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides technologies useful for reducing levels of transcripts. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides technologies useful for modulating transcript splicing. In some embodiments, provided technologies can alter splicing of a dystrophin (DMD) transcript. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for treating diseases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker's muscular dystrophy, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Jason Jingxin Zhang, Chandra Vargeese, Naoki Iwamoto, Chikdu Shakti Shivalila, Nayantara Kothari, Ann Fiegen Durbin, Selvi Ramasamy, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Jayakanthan Kumarasamy, Gopal Reddy Bommineni, Subramanian Marappan, Sethumadhavan Divakaramenon, David Charles Donnell Butler, Genliang Lu, Hailin Yang, Mamoru Shimizu, Prashant Monian
  • Publication number: 20250382617
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides double stranded oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods relating thereto. The present disclosure encompasses the recognition that structural elements of double stranded oligonucleotides, such as base sequence, chemical modifications (e.g., modifications of sugar, base, and/or internucleotidic linkages) or patterns thereof, and/or stereochemistry (e.g., stereochemistry of backbone chiral centers (chiral internucleotidic linkages), and/or patterns thereof, can have significant impact on oligonucleotide properties and activities, e.g., RNA interference (RNAi) activity, Ago2 loading, thermal stability, in vivo stability, delivery to tissues and into cells, etc. The present disclosure also provides methods for treatment of diseases, e.g., hepatic diseases, central nervous system (CNS) diseases, etc., using provided double stranded oligonucleotide compositions, for example, in RNA interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Applicant: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Chandra VARGEESE, Naoki Iwamoto, Wei Liu, Khoa Ngoc Dang Luu, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Subramanian Marappan, Jayakanthan Kumarasamy, Himali Kavin Shah, Arindom Chatterjee, Fengjiao Zhang, Anthony Lamattina, Fangjun Liu, Jeonghoon Choi, Nayantara Kothari, Kuldeep Singh
  • Patent number: 12486505
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure relates to designed oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods thereof. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions provide altered splicing of a transcript. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have low toxicity. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions provide improved protein binding profiles. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have improved delivery. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have improved uptake. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for treatment of diseases using provided oligonucleotide compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Maria David Frank-Kamenetsky, Hailin Yang, Aaron Jay Morris, Chandra Vargeese, Christopher J. Francis
  • Patent number: 12473321
    Abstract: The present disclosure, among other things, provides technologies for oligonucleotide synthesis. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides phosphoramidites and methods for synthesis thereof. In some embodiments, provided methods provides higher yields and/or purities. In some embodiments, provided methods remove byproducts without contact with an aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: David Charles Donnell Butler, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Subramanian Marappan, Ik-Hyeon Paik, Jayakanthan Kumarasamy, Gopal Reddy Bommineni
  • Patent number: 12435105
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides technologies for oligonucleotide preparation, particularly chirally controlled oligonucleotide preparation, which technologies provide greatly improved crude purity and yield, and significantly reduce manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Keith Andrew Bowman, Chandra Vargeese, David Charles Donnell Butler, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Mohammed Rowshon Alam, Mamoru Shimizu, Stephany Michelle Standley, Vincent Aduda, Gopal Reddy Bommineni, Snehlata Tripathi, Ilia Korboukh
  • Patent number: 12403156
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to the recognition that immune responses mediated by CpG oligonucleotides can be affected by the stereochemistry of modified internucleotidic linkages such as phosphorothioates. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to chirally controlled CpG oligonucleotide compositions comprising CpG oligonucleotides comprising multiple modified internucleotidic linkages such as phosphorothioate linkages, wherein the oligonucleotides comprise one or more CpG region motifs having defined stereochemistry patterns of chiral internucleotidic linkages. In some embodiments, CpG oligonucleotides comprising one or more CpG region motifs are capable of agonizing an immune response. In some embodiments, CpG oligonucleotides comprising one or more CpG region motifs are antagonistic. Methods for making and using chirally controlled CpG oligonucleotide compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Jason Jingxin Zhang, Naoki Iwamoto, Christopher J. Francis, Chandra Vargeese, David Charles Donnell Butler, Sethumadhavan Divakaramenon, Genliang Lu, Subramanian Marappan
  • Patent number: 12391942
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides designed DMD oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods of use thereof. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides technologies useful for repairing mutant DMD transcripts by skipping exon 51 or exon 53, so that the transcript can be translated into an internally truncated but at least partially functional Dystrophin protein variant. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides technologies useful for modulating DMD transcript splicing. In some embodiments, provided technologies can alter splicing of a dystrophin (DMD) DMD transcript. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for treating diseases, such as muscular dystrophy, including but not limited to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker's muscular dystrophy, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Jason Jingxin Zhang, Chandra Vargeese, Naoki Iwamoto, Chikdu Shakti Shivalila, Nayantara Kothari, Ann Fiegen Durbin, Selvi Ramasamy, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Jayakanthan Kumarasamy, Gopal Reddy Bommineni, Subramanian Marappan, Sethumadhavan Divakaramenon, David Charles Donnell Butler, Genliang Lu, Hailin Yang, Mamoru Shimizu, Prashant Monian
  • Patent number: 12180472
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chirally controlled oligonucleotides of select designs, chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions, and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides different cleavage patterns of a nucleic acid polymer than a reference oligonucleotide composition. In some embodiments, a provided chirally controlled oligonucleotide composition provides single site cleavage within a complementary sequence of a nucleic acid polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Meena Meena, David Butler, Naoki Iwamoto, Nenad Svrzikapa, Gregory L. Verdine, Ivan Zlatev
  • Publication number: 20240384273
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides HSD17B13-related double stranded oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods of using such double stranded oligonucleotides and compositions for preventing and/or treating various conditions, disorders, or diseases associated with expression of HSD17B13. In some embodiments, the provided double stranded oligonucleotides and compositions comprise nucleobase modifications, sugar modifications, internucleotidic linkage modifications and/or patterns thereof, and have improved properties, activities and/or selectivities. In some embodiments, the provided double stranded oligonucleotides and compositions target HSD17B13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Wave Life Sciences Ltd.
    Inventors: Chandra Vargeese, Naoki Iwamoto, Wei Liu, Mugdha Bedekar, Brett Schrand, Priyank Shiva Prakasha, Anthony Lamattina, Luciano H. Apponi
  • Publication number: 20240279658
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides double stranded oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods relating thereto. The present disclosure encompasses the recognition that structural elements of double stranded oligonucleotides, such as base sequence, chemical modifications (e.g., modifications of sugar, base, and/or internucleotidic linkages) or patterns thereof, and/or stereochemistry (e.g., stereochemistry of backbone chiral centers (chiral internucleotidic linkages)), and/or patterns thereof, can have significant impact on oligonucleotide properties and activities, e.g., RNA interference (RNAi) activity, stability, delivery, etc. The present disclosure also provides methods for treatment of diseases using provided double stranded oligonucleotide compositions, for example, in RNA interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Chandra Vargeese, Naoki IWAMOTO, Wei LIU, Ngoc Dang Khoa LUU, Pachamuthu KANDASAMY, Subramanian MARAPPAN, Snehlata TRIPATHI
  • Patent number: 11873316
    Abstract: The present disclosure, among other things, provides technologies for oligonucleotide synthesis. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides phosphoramidites and methods for synthesis thereof. In some embodiments, provided methods provides higher yields and/or purities. In some embodiments, provided methods remove byproducts without contact with an aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: David Charles Donnell Butler, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Subramanian Marappan, Ik-Hyeon Paik, Jayakanthan Kumarasamy, Gopal Reddy Bommineni
  • Patent number: 11739325
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods thereof. Among other things, the present disclosure encompasses the recognition that structural elements of oligonucleotides, such as base sequence, chemical modifications (e.g., modifications of sugar, base, and/or internucleotidic linkages) or patterns thereof, conjugation with additional chemical moieties, and/or stereochemistry [e.g., stereochemistry of backbone chiral centers (chiral internucleotidic linkages)], and/or patterns thereof, can have significant impact on oligonucleotide properties and activities, e.g., knockdown ability, stability, delivery, etc. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotides decrease the expression, activity and/or level of a C9orf72 gene, including but not limited to, one comprising a repeat expansion, or a gene product thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Chandra Vargeese, Zhong Zhong, Naoki Iwamoto, Jason Jingxin Zhang, Jean-Cosme Dodart, Yuanjing Liu, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Sethumadhavan Divakaramenon, Genliang Lu, Subramanian Marappan
  • Patent number: 11718638
    Abstract: The present disclosure, among other things, provides technologies for synthesis, including reagents and methods for stereoselective synthesis. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides compounds useful as chiral auxiliaries. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides reagents and methods for oligonucleotide synthesis. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides reagents and methods for chirally controlled preparation of oligonucleotides. In some embodiments, technologies of the present disclosure are particularly useful for constructing challenging internucleotidic linkages, providing high yields and stereoselectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: David Charles Donnell Butler, Christopher P. Hencken, Naoki Iwamoto, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Alvaro Andres Lanao, Genliang Lu, Mamoru Shimizu, Sethumadhavan Divakaramenon, Chandra Vargeese, Gopal Reddy Bommineni, Subramanian Marappan
  • Publication number: 20230243854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to immunoassay methods and immunoassay kits for determining measuring the amount of wild type huntingtin protein in a sample, e.g., a cerebral spinal fluid sample from a Huntington's disease patient, as well as methods of treating Huntington's disease patients employing such immunoassays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Bharadwaj Boyanapalli, Jaya Goyal
  • Publication number: 20230203484
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides double stranded oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods relating thereto. The present disclosure encompasses the recognition that structural elements of double stranded oligonucleotides, such as base sequence, chemical modifications (e.g, modifications of sugar, base, and/or internucleotidic linkages) or patterns thereof, and/or stereochemistry (e.g., stereochemistry of backbone chiral centers (chiral internucleotidic linkages)), and/or patterns thereof, can have significant impact on oligonucleotide properties and activities, e.g, RNA interference (RNAi) activity, stability, delivery, etc. The present disclosure also provides methods for treatment of diseases using provided double stranded oligonucleotide compositions, for example, in RNA interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Chandra VARGEESE, Naoki IWAMOTO, Luciano H. APPONI, David Charles Donnell BUTLER, Pachamuthu KANDASAMY, Subramanian MARAPPAN, Snehlata TRIPATHI, Wei LIU, Mugdha BEDEKAR, Vinod VATHIPADIEKAL
  • Patent number: 11643657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chirally controlled oligonucleotides, chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions, and the method of making and using the same. The invention specifically encompasses the identification of the source of certain problems with prior methodologies for preparing chiral oligonucleotides, including problems that prohibit preparation of fully chirally controlled compositions, particularly compositions comprising a plurality of oligonucleotide types. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods of making chirally controlled oligonucleotides and chirally controlled oligonucleotide compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: David Charles Donnell Butler, Naoki Iwamoto, Meena, Nenad Svrzikapa, Gregory L. Verdine, Ivan Zlatev
  • Patent number: 11634710
    Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure relates to designed oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods thereof. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions provide altered splicing of a transcript. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have low toxicity. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions provide improved protein binding profiles. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have improved delivery. In some embodiments, provided oligonucleotide compositions have improved uptake. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for treatment of diseases using provided oligonucleotide compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
    Inventors: Maria David Frank-Kamenetsky, Hailin Yang, Aaron Jay Morris, Chandra Vargeese, Christopher J. Francis