Patents by Inventor Erik Nijs

Erik Nijs 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).

  • Time-of-addition assay for identifying anti-viral compounds
    Publication number: 20060286547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-well assay for identifying a compound inhibiting the replication cycle of a micro-organism, for example, HIV, and to an apparatus for carrying out an assay according to the present invention. The invention further relates to compounds identifiable with an assay according to the invention and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of such compounds. The identified compounds may be used as medicaments, and in particular for the manufacture of a medicament for treating infectious diseases and in method for treating infectious diseases including AIDS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Koenraad Van Acker, Lieve Bunkens, Gery Dams, Kurt Hertogs, Tania Ivens, Erik Nijs