Patents by Inventor KIMMO PORKA

KIMMO PORKA 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).

  • HMGN2 PEPTIDES AND RELATED MOLECULES THAT SELECTIVELY HOME TO TUMOR BLOOD VESSELS AND TUMOR CELLS
    Publication number: 20150031851
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conjugate which contains a therapeutic moiety linked to a homing molecule that selectively homes to tumor blood vessels and tumor cells and that specifically binds the receptor bound by peptide KDEPQRRSARLSAKPAPPKPEPKPKKAPAKK (SEQ ID NO: 9). Methods of directing a conjugate of the invention to tumor blood vessels and tumor cells and of using a conjugate to treat cancer also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SANFORD-BUMHAM MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: ERKKI RUOSLAHTI, KIMMO PORKA, SVEN CHRISTIAN