Patents Assigned to Xigen, S.A.
  • Publication number: 20140057834
    Abstract: The invention provides cell-permeable peptides that bind to JNK proteins and inhibit JNK-mediated effects in JNK-expressing cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Xigen, S.A.
    Inventor: Christophe Bonny
  • Publication number: 20130337557
    Abstract: The present invention refers to the use of protein kinase inhibitors and more specifically to the use of inhibitors of the protein kinase c-Jun amino terminal kinase, JNK inhibitor (poly-)peptides, chimeric peptides, or of nucleic acids encoding same as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same, for the treatment of non-chronic or chronic inflammatory eye diseases, such as inflammatory diseases of the blephara, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, the vitreous body, uvea, ciliary body, choroid, orbital bone, lacrimal gland, or iris, in particular wherein the inflammatory disease is selected from hordeolum, chalazion, conjunktivitis, keratitis, scleritis, episcleritis, endophthalmitis, panophtalmitis, irititis, uveitis, cyclitis, chorioiditis, orbital phlegmon, and myositis of the eye muscle etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: XIGEN S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Combette, Catherine Deloche, Claire Abadie
  • Publication number: 20130172530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel JNK inhibitor molecules. The present invention furthermore relates to methods for raising antibodies against such JNK inhibitor molecules as well as to the respective antibodies and cells producing said antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: XIGEN S.A.
    Inventor: Christophe Bonny
  • Publication number: 20120142584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel transporter constructs of the generic formula (I) DlLLLxDm(LLLyDn)a and variants thereof. The present invention also refers to transporter cargo conjugate molecules, particularly of conjugates of the novel transporter constructs with a cargo moiety, e.g. proteins or peptides, nucleic acids, cytotoxic agents, organic molecules, etc. The present invention furthermore discloses (pharmaceutical) compositions comprising these conjugates and methods of treatment and uses involving such transporter constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: XIGEN, S.A.
    Inventor: Christophe Bonny
  • Patent number: 8183339
    Abstract: The invention provides cell-permeable peptides that bind to JNK proteins and inhibit JNK-mediated effects in JNK-expressing cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Xigen S.A.
    Inventor: Christophe Bonny
  • Publication number: 20120058137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of specific transporter cargo conjugate molecules for the transport of a substance of interest (cargo molecule) into white blood cells. Said transporter cargo conjugate molecules may be used for the treatment, prophylaxis, attenuation and/or amelioration of a disease and/or disorder involving white blood cells. The present invention also relates to manufacture of said transporter cargo conjugate molecules, to a method of transporting a substance of interest (cargo) into a white blood cell and to a white blood cell comprising said transporter cargo conjugate molecules or fragments thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: XIGEN, S.A.
    Inventor: Christophe Bonny
  • Patent number: 7538091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sequence of amino acids with the capacity to facilitate transport of an effector across a biological membrane. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel peptide transporters that specifically target certain cell types for the intracellular delivery of drugs and therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Xigen, S.A.
    Inventor: Christophe Bonny
  • Publication number: 20080274956
    Abstract: This invention relates to a fusion protein comprising at least one first portion (I) comprising a trafficking sequence and at least one second portion (II) comprising a full-length or partial BH3-domain sequence of a BH3-only protein, said fusion protein comprising D-enantiomeric amino acids in retro-inverso order in its portion (I). Furthermore, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said fusion protein as well as to the use of said fusion protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: XIGEN S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Bonny, Didier Coquoz