Patents by Inventor Heiko Meents

Heiko Meents 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).

  • Host cells having improved cell survival properties and methods to generate such cells
    Publication number: 20030219871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered mammalian host cells comprising an enhanced level of active anti-apoptosis genes and methods to generate such host cells. More particularly, the invention pertains to methods which modulate the level of anti-apoptosis active genes within host cells and to host cells showing an enhanced cell viability by delaying/inhibiting programmed cell death naturally occurring in such cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Barbara Enenkel, Heiko Meents, Martin Fussenegger