Patents Assigned to Willow BioSciences Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240101994
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to recombinant polypeptides that have olivetolic acid cyclase activity, nucleic acids encoding these recombinant polypeptides, recombinant host cells that produce these recombinant polypeptides, and compositions comprising the recombinant polypeptides, nucleic acids, and/or recombinant host cells. The present disclosure also relates to uses of these recombinant polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and recombinant host cells comprising them, in methods for the preparation of cannabinoids and cannabinoid precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: WILLOW BIOSCIENCES, INC., EPIMERON USA, INC.
    Inventors: Trish CHOUDHARY, Xueyang FENG, Thanh NGUYEN, Matthew WORKENTINE
  • Publication number: 20230340555
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for making glycosylated cannabinoids including methods using recombinant host cells comprising a pathway capable of producing a cannabinoid and a heterologous nucleic acid that encodes a UDP-glycosyl transferase. The disclosure also provides compositions of recombinant host cells capable of producing glycosylated cannabinoids, and compositions and uses of the glycosylated cannabinoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: WILLOW BIOSCIENCES, INC., EPIMERON USA, INC.
    Inventors: Mathias Schuetz, Gisele Passaia Prietsch
  • Publication number: 20230279449
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant host cells comprising a pathway capable of producing a cannabinoid and a heterologous nucleic acid that encodes a protein not in the pathway that enhances the host cells’ ability to produce the cannabinoid. The disclosure also provides methods of using host cells to produce cannabinoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Willow Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Xueyang FENG, Trish CHOUDHARY, Sheela MULEY, Vincent KAM
  • Publication number: 20230193329
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant host cells comprising a pathway capable of producing a cannabinoid and a nucleic acid derived from a Cannabis trichome mRNA that that does not encode an enzyme in the pathway but enhances the host cells' ability to produce the cannabinoid. The disclosure also provides methods of using host cells to produce cannabinoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Willow Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Mathias Schuetz
  • Publication number: 20220186231
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant host cells comprising a pathway capable of producing a cannabinoid and/or cannabinoid precursor, wherein the pathway comprises an enzyme AAE from a source organism other than Cannabis sativa, such as Humulus lupulus. The disclosure also provides methods of using the host cells to produce rare cannabinoids and/or rare cannabinoid precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: Willow Biosciences, Inc., Epimeron USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathias SCHUETZ, Michal PYC
  • Patent number: 11072613
    Abstract: Methods that may be used for the manufacture of a class of chemical compounds known as terpenoid indole alkaloids, including tabersonine and catharanthine are provided. Compositions useful for the synthesis of terpenoid indole alkaloids, including tabersonine and catharanthine are also provided. The provided compounds are useful in the manufacture of chemotherapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Willow Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincenzo De Luca, Yang Qu
  • Patent number: 10793885
    Abstract: Methods for the manufacture of the therapeutic chemical compound noscapine and noscapine synthesis intermediates comprising contacting a noscapine pathway precursor selected from a first canadine derivative, a first papaveroxine derivative and narcotine hemiacetal with at least one of the enzymes selected from the group CYP82Y1, CYP82X1, AT1, CYP82X2, OMT, CXE1 and NOS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Willow BioSciences Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Facchini, Xue Chen, Thi Thu Thuy Dang
  • Patent number: 10676767
    Abstract: Methods for making alkaloid compounds, including ephedrine and derivatives thereof. The methods involve the performance of an N-methyltransferase catalyzed chemical reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Willow BioSciences Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James Facchini, Jillian Hagel
  • Patent number: 10662453
    Abstract: Methods that may be used for the manufacture of the chemical compound (S)-norcoclaurine, (S)-norlaudanosoline, and (S)-norcoclaurine or (S)-norlaudanosoline synthesis intermediates are provided. (S)-Norcoclaurine, (S)-norlaudanosoline, and (S)-norcoclaurine or (S)-norlaudanosoline synthesis intermediates are useful as precursor products in the manufacture of certain medicinal agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Willow BioSciences Inc.
    Inventor: Peter James Facchini