Patents by Inventor Annelies Vercauteren

Annelies Vercauteren 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).

  • Publication number: 20240117398
    Abstract: Described is a method of producing an oligosaccharide comprising a lacto-N-triose (LN3; GlcNAc-beta1,3-Gal-beta1,4-Glc) as a core trisaccharide by cultivation with a genetically modified cell, as well as the genetically modified cell used in the method. The genetically modified cell comprises at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for a galactoside beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase and a glycosyltransferase involved in the synthesis of an oligosaccharide comprising LN3 as a core trisaccharide and at least one nucleic acid sequence expressing a membrane protein. Furthermore, the present invention provides for a purification of the oligosaccharide comprising LN3 as a core trisaccharide from the cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sofie Aesaert, Joeri Beauprez, Gert Peters, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20240076704
    Abstract: Described is a method of producing bioproducts by fermentation with a genetically modified cell, as well as to the genetically modified cell used in the method. The cell is genetically modified to produce a bioproduct and is further genetically modified by reducing the expression of at least one endogenous membrane protein encoding gene and/or mutating the expression of the endogenous membrane protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Nausicaä Lannoo, Gert Peters, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren, Sofie Aesaert, Thomas Decoene
  • Publication number: 20240035004
    Abstract: The present invention is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered cells. The present invention describes new sucrose permease polypeptides, and their applications. The present invention also describes a metabolically engineered cell for the production of a glycosylated product using the novel sucrose permease polypeptides. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for the production of a glycosylated product by a cell using the novel sucrose permease polypeptides as well as the purification of said glycosylated product from the cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Katarzyna Ciesielska, Nausicaä Lannoo, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230416796
    Abstract: The disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. Described is the use of a new type of galactosyltransferases for the production of a galactosylated di- or oligosaccharide. The disclosure also describes methods for the production of a galactosylated di- or oligosaccharide as well as the purification of the di- or oligosaccharide. Furthermore, the disclosure is in the field of cultivation or fermentation of metabolically engineered cells. The disclosure provides a cell metabolically engineered for production of a galactosylated di- or oligosaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Sofie Aesaert, Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Thomas Decoene, Nausicaä Lannoo, Gert Peters, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230399670
    Abstract: This disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, this disclosure is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered microorganisms. This disclosure describes engineered micro-organisms able to synthesize sialylated compounds via an intracellular biosynthesis route. These micro-organisms can dephosphorylate N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate to N-acetyl glucosamine and convert the N-acetylglucosamine to N-acetylmannosamine. These micro-organisms also have the ability to convert N-acetylmannosamine to N-acetyl-neuraminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Inbiose N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Dries Van Herpe, Gert Peters, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230348944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing 2? fucosyllactose (2?-FL), as well as newly identified fucosyltransferases, more specifically newly identified lactose binding ?-1,2-fucosyltransferase polypeptides, and their applications. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for producing 2-fucosyllactose (2?FL) using the newly identified ?-1,2-fucosyltransferases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicants: INBIOSE N.V., INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Nausicaä Lannoo, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230313253
    Abstract: The disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the disclosure is in the technical field of cultivation or fermentation of metabolically engineered cells. The disclosure describes a method for the production of a di- or oligosaccharide with an N-acetylglucosamine at the reducing end by a cell as well as the purification of the di- or oligosaccharide from the cultivation. Furthermore, the disclosure provides a cell metabolically engineered for production of a di- or oligosaccharide with an N-acetylglucosamine at the reducing end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sofie Aesaert, Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Thomas Decoene, Nausicaä Lannoo, Gert Peters, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230287470
    Abstract: This disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, this disclosure is in the technical field of cultivation or fermentation of metabolically engineered cells. This disclosure provides a method for the production of a mixture of at least two different oligosaccharides by a cell as well as the purification of at least one of the oligosaccharides from the cultivation. In addition, this disclosure provides a method for the production of a mixture of at least two different oligosaccharides by a metabolically engineered cell as well as the purification of at least one of the oligosaccharides from the cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Sofie Aesaert, Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Thomas Decoene, Nausicaä Lannoo, Gert Peters, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230279403
    Abstract: The disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the disclosure is in the technical field of cultivation or fermentation of metabolically engineered cells. The disclosure describes a cell metabolically engineered for production of an alpha-1,3 glycosylated form of fucose-alpha1,2-galactose-R (Fuc-a1,2-Gal-R). Furthermore, the disclosure provides a method for the production of an alpha-1,3 glycosylated form of Fuc-a1,2-Gal-R by a cell as well as the purification of the alpha-1,3 glycosylated form Fuc-a1,2-Gal-R from the cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sofie Aesaert, Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Thomas Decoene, Nausicaä Lannoo, Gert Peters, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230265399
    Abstract: The disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the disclosure is in the technical field of cultivation or fermentation of metabolically engineered cells. The disclosure describes a cell metabolically engineered for production of a mixture of at least four different neutral non-fucosylated oligosaccharides. Furthermore, the disclosure provides a method for the production of a mixture of at least four different neutral non-fucosylated oligosaccharides by a cell as well as the purification of at least one of the oligosaccharides from the cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Sofie Aesaert, Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Thomas Decoene, Nausicaä Lannoo, Gert Peters, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20230212628
    Abstract: The present invention is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered host cells. The present invention describes a method of making sialylated oligosaccharide by fermentation with a genetically modified cell, as well as to the genetically modified cell used in the method. The genetically modified cell comprises at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for an enzyme involved in sialylated oligosaccharide synthesis and at least one nucleic acid expressing a membrane protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Thomas Decoene, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Patent number: 11535878
    Abstract: The present invention is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered microorganisms. The present invention describes engineered microorganisms able to synthesize sialylated compounds via an intracellular biosynthesis route. These microorganisms can dephosphorylate N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate to N-acetylglucosamine and convert the N-acetylglucosamine to N-acetylmannosamine. These microorganisms also have the ability to convert N-acetylmannosamine to N-acetyl-neuraminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Dries Van Herpe, Gert Peters, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20220259631
    Abstract: This disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, this disclosure is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered host cells. The disclosure describes a method of producing fucosyllactose by fermentation with a genetically modified cell, as well as to the genetically modified cell used in the method. The genetically modified cell comprises at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for an enzyme involved in fucosyllactose synthesis; more specifically, the cell comprises a nucleic acid sequence coding for a fucosyltransferase, thereby synthesizing fucosyllactose and at least one nucleic acid expressing a membrane protein, more specifically, a nucleic acid sequence expressing a membrane protein enabling fucosyllactose transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Nausicaä Lannoo, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20220002773
    Abstract: Methods for producing 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) as well as novel fucosyltransferases, more specifically novel lactose binding alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferase polypeptides, and their applications. Furthermore, methods are provided for producing 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) using the novel lactose binding alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Nausicaä Lannoo, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20190338328
    Abstract: The present invention is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered microorganisms. The present invention describes engineered microorganisms able to synthesize sialylated compounds via an intracellular biosynthesis route. These microorganisms can dephosphorylate N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate to N-acetylglucosamine and convert the N-acetylglucosamine to N-acetylmannosamine. These microorganisms also have the ability to convert N-acetylmannosamine to N-acetyl-neuraminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Dries Van Herpe, Gert Peters, Annelies Vercauteren