Patents by Inventor Ivo da Rocha Martins

Ivo da Rocha Martins 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).

  • Means and methods for the production of amyloid oligomers
    Publication number: 20100093001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of amyloid disorders, more particularly to the field of diseases where protein misfolding leads to the generation of insoluble amyloid fibers in tissues and organs. The invention provides methods for the production of soluble, toxic amyloid oligomers. The invention further provides assays using the amyloid oligomers to screen for molecules that interfere with the toxicity of the oligomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Frederic Rousseau, Joost Schymkowitz, Ivo da Rocha Martins, Bart De Strooper