Patents by Inventor Anja Harmeier

Anja Harmeier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SCREENING METHOD FOR AGENTS SUITABLE FOR PROPHYLAXIS AND THERAPY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD)
    Publication number: 20110113495
    Abstract: Described is a method of screening for a therapeutic agent useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of AD comprising detecting oligomers of a peptide comprising an APP-G29xxxG33 motif in an assay system to which system a test compound has been added and comparing the size distribution of the oligomers of said peptide and/or degree of oligomerization with a control assay characterized by the absence of said test compound, wherein reduction of the amounts of dimers and/or tetramers indicates that said test compound might be suitable for prophylaxis or treatment of AD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Gerd Multhaup, Anja Harmeier