Patents by Inventor Kwame Twumasi-Boateng

Kwame Twumasi-Boateng 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: 20230027475
    Abstract: Provided are antibodies that specifically bind Vaccinia Virus (VV) A56 or B5 antigen. Also provided are fusion proteins and conjugates that comprise the antibodies. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits that comprise the antibodies, fusion proteins and conjugates are also provided. Aspects of the present disclosure further include methods of using the antibodies, fusion proteins and conjugates, e.g., for therapeutic purposes. In certain embodiments, provided are methods that comprise administering an antibody, fusion protein or conjugate of the present disclosure to an individual having cancer, wherein the individual comprises cancer cells infected with VV, and wherein the antibody, fusion protein or conjugate is targeted to the infected cancer cells by VV antigens expressed on the surface of the infected cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Emma J. Cummins, Jan Peter Bergqvist, Brad Nelson, Kwame Twumasi-Boateng, Yin Yu Eunice Kwok, Julian Smazynski, Francois Benard, Julie Marie Rousseau, Kuo-Shyan Lin