Patents by Inventor Jochen Probst

Jochen Probst 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: 9839697
    Abstract: The present application describes a coding nucleic acid sequence, particularly a messenger RNA (mRNA), comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal and the use thereof for increasing the expression of an encoded protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine e.g. for the use in the treatment of tumors and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases or genetic diseases, or in gene therapy. The present invention further describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for increasing the expression of a protein using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal and an ex vivo and in vivo method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Andreas Thess, Thomas Schlake, Jochen Probst
  • Publication number: 20170196967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of infectious diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Andreas THESS, Thomas SCHLAKE, Jochen PROBST
  • Patent number: 9669089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of infectious diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Andreas Thess, Thomas Schlake, Jochen Probst
  • Publication number: 20170056529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a therapeutic protein or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein, particularly for the use in gene therapy. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, e.g. for use in gene therapy, particularly in the treatment of diseases which are in need of a treatment with a therapeutic peptide or protein, preferably as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Andreas THESS, Thomas SCHLAKE, Jochen PROBST
  • Publication number: 20170000871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active (immunostimulatory) composition comprising at least one RNA preferably an mRNA, encoding at least two (preferably different) antigens capable of eliciting an (adaptive) immune response in a mammal wherein the antigens are selected from the group consisting of PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen), PSMA (Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen), PSCA (Prostate Stem Cell Antigen), and STEAP (Six Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate). The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine comprising an active (immunostimulatory) composition, and to the use of the active (immunostimulatory) composition (for the preparation of a vaccine) and/or of the vaccine for eliciting an (adaptive) immune response for the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa), preferably of neoadjuvant and/or hormone-refractory prostate cancers, and diseases or disorders related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Jochen PROBST, Ingmar HOERR, Thomas LANDER
  • Publication number: 20160346370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active (immunostimulatory) composition comprising at least one RNA, preferably a mRNA, encoding at least two (preferably different) antigens capable of eliciting an (adaptive) immune response in a mammal. The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine comprising said active (immunostimulatory) composition, and to the use of said active (immunostimulatory) composition (for the preparation of a vaccine) and/or of the vaccine for eliciting an (adaptive) immune response for the treatment of lung cancer, particularly of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), preferably selected from the three main sub-types squamous cell lung carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and large cell lung carcinoma, or of disorders related thereto. Finally, the invention relates to kits, particularly to kits of parts, containing the active (immunostimulatory) composition and/or the vaccine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Marijke BARNER, Jochen PROBST, Thomas LANDER, Ingmar HOERR
  • Publication number: 20160331844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNA containing compositions for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases, to a pharmaceutical composition, to a kit and to uses of the RNA containing compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Patrick BAUMHOF, Jochen PROBST, Karl-Josef KALLEN
  • Publication number: 20160317636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active (immunostimulatory) composition comprising at least one RNA, preferably a mRNA, encoding at least two (preferably different) antigens capable of eliciting an (adaptive) immune response in a mammal. The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine comprising said active (immunostimulatory) composition, and to the use of said active (immunostimulatory) composition (for the preparation of a vaccine) and/or of the vaccine for eliciting an (adaptive) immune response for the treatment of lung cancer, particularly of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), preferably selected from the three main sub-types squamous cell lung carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and large cell lung carcinoma, or of disorders related thereto. Finally, the invention relates to kits, particularly to kits of parts, containing the active (immunostimulatory) composition and/or the vaccine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Marijke BARNER, Jochen PROBST, Thomas LANDER, Ingmar HOERR
  • Publication number: 20160303210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active (immunostimulatory) composition comprising at least one RNA, preferably an mRNA, encoding at least two (preferably different) antigens capable of eliciting an (adaptive) immune response in a mammal wherein the antigens are selected from the group consisting of PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen), PSMA (Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen), PSCA (Prostate Stem Cell Antigen), and STEAP (Six Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate). The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine comprising an active (immunostimulatory) composition, and to the use of the active (immunostimulatory) composition (for the preparation of a vaccine) and/or of the vaccine for eliciting an (adaptive) immune response for the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa), preferably of neoadjuvant and/or hormone-refractory prostate cancers, and diseases or disorders related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Jochen PROBST, Ingmar HOERR, Thomas LANDER
  • Patent number: 9447431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a therapeutic protein or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein, particularly for the use in gene therapy. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, e.g. for use in gene therapy, particularly in the treatment of diseases which are in need of a treatment with a therapeutic peptide or protein, preferably as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Andreas Thess, Thomas Schlake, Jochen Probst
  • Publication number: 20160250321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids of the general formula (I): (NuGlXmGnNv)a and derivatives thereof as an immunostimulating agent/adjuvant and to compositions containing same, optionally comprising an additional adjuvant. The present invention furthermore relates to a pharmaceutical composition or to a vaccine, each containing nucleic acids of formula (I) above and/or derivatives thereof as an immunostimulating agent, and optionally at least one additional pharmaceutically active component, e.g. an antigenic agent. The present invention relates likewise to the use of the pharmaceutical composition or of the vaccine for the treatment of cancer diseases, infectious diseases, allergies and autoimmune diseases etc. Likewise, the present invention includes the use of nucleic acids of the general formula (I): (NuGlXmGnNv)a and/or derivatives thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of such diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Thomas KRAMPS, Söhnke VOSS, Jochen PROBST, Ingmar HOERR
  • Patent number: 9402887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active (immunostimulatory) composition comprising at least one RNA, preferably an mRNA, encoding at least two (preferably different) antigens capable of eliciting an (adaptive) immune response in a mammal wherein the antigens are selected from the group consisting of PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen), PSMA (Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen), PSCA (Prostate Stem Cell Antigen), and STEAP (Six Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate). The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine comprising an active (immunostimulatory) composition, and to the use of the active (immunostimulatory) composition (for the preparation of a vaccine) and/or of the vaccine for eliciting an (adaptive) immune response for the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa), preferably of neoadjuvant and/or hormone-refractory prostate cancers, and diseases or disorders related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Jochen Probst, Ingmar Hoerr, Thomas Lander
  • Publication number: 20160206719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vaccine/inhibitor combination comprising an RNA vaccine comprising at least one RNA comprising at least one open reading frame (ORF) coding for at least one antigen and a composition comprising at least one PD-1 pathway inhibitor, preferably directed against PD-1 receptor or its ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2. The present invention furthermore relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a kit of parts comprising the components of such a vaccine/inhibitor combination. Additionally the present invention relates to medical use of such a vaccine/inhibitor combination, the pharmaceutical composition and the kit of parts comprising such a vaccine/inhibitor combination, particularly for the prevention or treatment of tumor or cancer diseases or infectious diseases. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of an RNA vaccine in therapy in combination with a PD-1 pathway inhibitor and to the use of a PD-1 pathway inhibitor in therapy in combination with an RNA vaccine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Karl-Josef KALLEN, Jochen PROBST
  • Publication number: 20160206756
    Abstract: The present application describes a coding nucleic acid sequence, particularly a messenger RNA (mRNA), comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal and the use thereof for increasing the expression of an encoded protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine e.g. for the use in the treatment of tumours and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases or genetic diseases, or in gene therapy. The present invention further describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for increasing the expression of a protein using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal and an ex vivo and in vivo method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: CUREVAC AG
    Inventors: Andreas THESS, Thomas SCHLAKE, Jochen PROBST
  • Publication number: 20160185840
    Abstract: The present application describes an antibody-coding, non-modified or modified RNA and the use thereof for expression of this antibody, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular a passive vaccine, for treatment of tumours and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, virus diseases and monogenetic diseases, e.g. also in gene therapy. The present invention furthermore describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for expression of this antibody using the RNA according to the invention and an in vivo method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Jochen PROBST, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160166690
    Abstract: The present application describes an antibody-coding, non-modified or modified RNA and the use thereof for expression of this antibody, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular a passive vaccine, for treatment of tumours and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, virus diseases and monogenetic diseases, e.g. also in gene therapy. The present invention furthermore describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for expression of this antibody using the RNA according to the invention and an in vivo method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Jochen PROBST, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160166692
    Abstract: The present application describes an antibody-coding, non-modified or modified RNA and the use thereof for expression of this antibody, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular a passive vaccine, for treatment of tumours and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, virus diseases and monogenetic diseases, e.g. also in gene therapy. The present invention furthermore describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for expression of this antibody using the RNA according to the invention and an in vivo method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Jochen PROBST, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160168254
    Abstract: The present application describes an antibody-coding, non-modified or modified RNA and the use thereof for expression of this antibody, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular a passive vaccine, for treatment of tumours and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, virus diseases and monogenetic diseases, e.g. also in gene therapy. The present invention furthermore describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for expression of this antibody using the RNA according to the invention and an in vivo method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Jochen PROBST, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160166691
    Abstract: The present application describes an antibody-coding, non-modified or modified RNA and the use thereof for expression of this antibody, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular a passive vaccine, for treatment of tumours and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, virus diseases and monogenetic diseases, e.g. also in gene therapy. The present invention furthermore describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for expression of this antibody using the RNA according to the invention and an in vivo method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Jochen PROBST, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160152691
    Abstract: The present application describes an antibody-coding, non-modified or modified RNA and the use thereof for expression of this antibody, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular a passive vaccine, for treatment of tumours and cancer diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, virus diseases and monogenetic diseases, e.g. also in gene therapy. The present invention furthermore describes an in vitro transcription method, in vitro methods for expression of this antibody using the RNA according to the invention and an in vivo method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Jochen PROBST, Steve PASCOLO