Patents by Inventor Birgit Øvstebø Engesæter

Birgit Øvstebø Engesæter 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).

  • Patent number: 7521239
    Abstract: A method for introducing a molecule into the cytosol of a cell in which the cell is contacted with a photosensitizing agent, the cell is irradiated with light of a wavelength effective to activate the photosensitizing agent and, substantially at the same time or after the irradiation, the cell is contacted with the molecule to be introduced, particularly for use in cancer treatment, gene therapy and vaccination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: PCI Biotech AS
    Inventors: Anders Høgset, Kristian Berg, Gunhild Mari Mælandsmo, Birgit Øvstebø Engesæter, Lina Prasmickaite