Patents by Inventor Anka Kempe

Anka Kempe 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).

  • INDUCED PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20220056402
    Abstract: A method for producing induced photoreceptor cells from an initial cell is provided, the method includes providing one or more transcription factors (TFs) including at least GON4L to the initial cell. In some versions, the initial cell is a human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC). In other embodiments the method includes providing the TFs OTX2 and/or NEUROD1 to the initial cell. Cells produced and obtainable by the method are also provided, the use of these cells as a medicament in the treatment of retinopathy, vectors for inducing the photoreceptor cells and combinations of transcription factors intended for this use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn
    Inventors: Volker Busskamp, Marta Zuzic, Anka Kempe