Patents by Inventor Carmen Unzu

Carmen Unzu 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).

  • Altering tissue tropism of adeno-associated viruses
    Patent number: 11987801
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions and methods for altering or changing the tissue tropism, e.g., liver tropism, of adeno-associated viruses (AAV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Luk H. Vandenberghe, Pauline Schmit, Christopher Tipper, Carmen Unzu, Eric Zinn
  • ALTERING TISSUE TROPISM OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUSES
    Publication number: 20230051611
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions and methods for altering or changing the tissue tropism, e.g., liver tropism, of adeno-associated viruses (AAV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Luk H. Vandenberghe, Pauline Schmit, Christopher Tipper, Carmen Unzu, Eric Zinn
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING INDUCED HEPATIC PROGENITOR CELLS
    Publication number: 20190177696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing induced hepatic progenitor cells (iHPC) comprising the steps of dedifferentiation of hepatocytes by culture with a culture medium comprising at least one activator of the Wnt signaling, Basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF), and Epidermal growth factor (EGF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Carmen UNZU EZQUERRO, Marc FRIEDLI, Didier TRONO, Barbara WILDHABER
  • Method for Assessing the Quality of Various Cells Including Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
    Publication number: 20180163269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for assessing the quality, utility and applicability of a cell according to the said method comprising the following steps: a) analyzing the expression of the TEs of said cell in order to set up an expression profile of the TEs of said cell; b) comparing the expression profile obtained in step a) to a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
    Inventors: Didier Trono, Marc Friedli, Carmen Unzu Ezquerro