Patents by Inventor Joeri Beauprez

Joeri Beauprez 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).

  • Publication number: 20220298530
    Abstract: The present invention is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method to determine the expression stability of a heterologous gene at a chromosomal location in a cell undergoing burden and to produce mutated cells or organisms transformed with a heterologous gene at a chromosomal location, wherein the expression of said heterologous gene is not influenced by a burden or wherein the expression of said heterologous gene is reduced by a burden. The present invention describes methods to locate interesting chromosomal knock-in locations in a cell. Such engineered cells and organisms are applied for the production of bioproducts, such as but not limited to carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, organic acids, amino acids, alcohols, antibiotics and peptides. Preferably, the invention is applied in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered microorganisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Sofie De Maeseneire, Anke Goormans, Gert Peters, Nico Snoeck, Dries Van Herpe
  • Publication number: 20220259631
    Abstract: This disclosure is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, this disclosure is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered host cells. The disclosure describes a method of producing fucosyllactose by fermentation with a genetically modified cell, as well as to the genetically modified cell used in the method. The genetically modified cell comprises at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for an enzyme involved in fucosyllactose synthesis; more specifically, the cell comprises a nucleic acid sequence coding for a fucosyltransferase, thereby synthesizing fucosyllactose and at least one nucleic acid expressing a membrane protein, more specifically, a nucleic acid sequence expressing a membrane protein enabling fucosyllactose transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Nausicaä Lannoo, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Patent number: 11384374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20220002773
    Abstract: Methods for producing 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) as well as novel fucosyltransferases, more specifically novel lactose binding alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferase polypeptides, and their applications. Furthermore, methods are provided for producing 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) using the novel lactose binding alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Nausicaä Lannoo, Kristof Vandewalle, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20210095321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce mutated microorganisms which resist the phenomenon of lactose killing and to the microorganisms obtainable via said method. Such engineered microorganisms can be applied for the production of specialty products, such as but not limited to specialty carbohydrates, glycolipids and galactosylated compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Joeri BEAUPREZ, Sofie DE MAESENEIRE, Eric TIMMERMANS
  • Publication number: 20210017558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Patent number: 10858684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce mutated microorganisms which resist the phenomenon of lactose killing and to the microorganisms obtainable via said method. Such engineered microorganisms can be applied for the production of specialty products, such as but not limited to specialty carbohydrates, glycolipids and galactosylated compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Sofie De Maeseneire, Eric Timmermans
  • Patent number: 10738336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Inbiose N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Publication number: 20200140908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Patent number: 10570430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20190338328
    Abstract: The present invention is in the technical field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of fermentation of metabolically engineered microorganisms. The present invention describes engineered microorganisms able to synthesize sialylated compounds via an intracellular biosynthesis route. These microorganisms can dephosphorylate N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate to N-acetylglucosamine and convert the N-acetylglucosamine to N-acetylmannosamine. These microorganisms also have the ability to convert N-acetylmannosamine to N-acetyl-neuraminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: INBIOSE N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Pieter Coussement, Dries Van Herpe, Gert Peters, Annelies Vercauteren
  • Publication number: 20180216147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor-to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Patent number: 9951362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Inbiose N.V.
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Publication number: 20180066294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce mutated microorganisms which resist the phenomenon of lactose killing and to the microorganisms obtainable via said method. Such engineered microorganisms can be applied for the production of specialty products, such as but not limited to specialty carbohydrates, glycolipids and galactosylated compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Joeri BEAUPREZ, Sofie DE MAESENEIRE, Eric TIMMERMANS
  • Publication number: 20170342452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Patent number: 9719119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Patent number: 9701992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20170016038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey
  • Publication number: 20140349348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutated and/or transformed microorganisms for the synthesis of various compounds. More specifically, the present invention discloses microorganisms mutated in the genes encoding for the regulators ArcA and IclR. The latter mutations result in a significant upregulation of the genes that are part of the colanic acid operon. Hence, said microorganisms are useful for the synthesis of any compound being part of the colanic acid pathway such as GDP-fucose, GDP-mannose and colanic acid, and/or, can be further used—starting form GDP-fucose as a precursor—to synthesize fucosylated oligosaccharides or—starting from GDP-mannose as a precursor—to synthesize mannosylated oligosaccharides. In addition, mutations in the genes coding for the transcriptional regulators ArcA and IclR lead to an acid resistance phenotype in the exponential growth phase allowing the synthesis of pH sensitive molecules or organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Joeri Beauprez, Gaspard Lequeux, Jo Maertens
  • Publication number: 20130122553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically engineered organisms, especially microorganisms such as bacteria and yeasts, for the production of added value bio-products such as specialty saccharide, activated saccharide, nucleoside, glycoside, glycolipid or glycoprotein. More specifically, the present invention relates to host cells that are metabolically engineered so that they can produce said valuable specialty products in large quantities and at a high rate by bypassing classical technical problems that occur in biocatalytical or fermentative production processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
    Inventors: Jo Maertens, Joeri Beauprez, Marjan De Mey