Patents by Inventor Lucas Bethge

Lucas Bethge 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: 11873489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with target gene expression or inhibit target gene expression and therapeutic uses of such products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Lucas Bethge, Judith Hauptmann, Christian Frauendorf, Adrien Weingärtner
  • Patent number: 11753642
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with complement component C3 gene expression or inhibit its expression. The nucleic acids are preferably for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering from complement component C3 associated diseases, disorders or syndromes, particularly C3 Glomerulopathy (C3G), Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), Lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy (IgA N), Cold Agglutinin Disease (CAD), Myasthenia gravis (MG), and Primary Membranous Nephropathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Verena Aumiller, Lucas Bethge, Judith Hauptmann, Marie Wikström Lindholm, Adrien Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20230272385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids for inhibiting expression of a target gene in a cell, comprising at least one duplex region that comprises at least a portion of a first strand and at least a portion of a second strand that is at least partially complementary to the first strand, wherein said first strand is at least partially complementary to at least a portion of RNA transcribed from said target gene to be inhibited. The first strand of the nucleic acid has a terminal 5?(E)-vinylphosphonate nucleotide that is linked to the second nucleotide in the first strand by a phosphodiester linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Adrien Weingärtner, Lucas Bethge
  • Publication number: 20230024926
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with complement component C3 gene expression or inhibit its expression. The nucleic acids are preferably for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering from complement component C3 associated diseases, disorders or syndromes, particularly C3 Glomerulopathy (C3G), Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), Lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy (IgA N), Cold Agglutinin Disease (CAD), Myasthenia gravis (MG), and Primary Membranous Nephropathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Verena Aumiller, Lucas Bethge, Judith Hauptmann, Marie Wikström Lindholm, Adrien Weingärtner
  • Patent number: 11560563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids for inhibiting expression of a target gene in a cell, comprising at least one duplex region that comprises at least a portion of a first strand and at least a portion of a second strand that is at least partially complementary to the first strand, wherein said first strand is at least partially complementary to at least a portion of RNA transcribed from said target gene to be inhibited. The first strand of the nucleic acid has a terminal 5? (E)-vinylphosphonate nucleotide that is linked to the second nucleotide in the first strand by a phosphodiester linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Adrien Weingärtner, Lucas Bethge
  • Patent number: 11499153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the LPA gene expression or inhibit its expression, preferably for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease or aortic stenosis or stroke or any other disorder, pathology or syndrome linked to elevated levels of Lp(a) particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: David Anthony Rider, Lucas Bethge, Christian Frauendorf, Adrien Weingärtner, Judith Hauptmann, Sibylle Dames, Steffen Schubert, Stephan Tenbaum
  • Patent number: 11459352
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for the preparation of a modified nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid moiety and a non-nucleic acid moiety by reacting a first reactant and a second reactant, wherein the first reactant comprises the non-nucleic acid moiety and a carboxyl group, and wherein the second reactant is an amino-modified nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleic acid moiety and an amino modification comprising an amino group which is attached to the nucleic acid moiety, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) activating the first reactant, preferably the carboxyl group of the first reactant, by a condensation reagent in a water miscible organic solvent, and b) reacting the activated first reactant, preferably the activated carboxyl group of the first reactant, of step a) and the second reactant, preferably the amino group of the amino modification of the amino-modified nucleic acid molecule which has been dissolved in water or a mixture of a water miscible orga
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NOXXON Pharma AG
    Inventor: Lucas Bethge
  • Publication number: 20220290144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the LPA gene expression or inhibit its expression for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease or aortic stenosis or stroke or any other disorder, pathology or syndrome linked to elevated of Lp(a)-containing particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Sibylle Dames, Steffen Schubert, Stephan Tenbaum, Christian Frauendorf, Lucas Bethge, Judith Hauptmann, Adrien Weingartner, David Anthony Rider
  • Publication number: 20220290143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with target gene expression or inhibit target gene expression and therapeutic uses of such products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Judith HAUPTMANN, Dmitry SAMARSKY, Adrien WEINGÄRTNER, Lucas BETHGE, Christian FRAUENDORF, Alison GALLAFENT
  • Patent number: 11414660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with target gene expression or inhibit target gene expression and therapeutic uses of such products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Judith Hauptmann, Dmitry Samarsky, Adrien Weingärtner, Lucas Bethge, Christian Frauendorf, Alison Gallafent
  • Publication number: 20220195436
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with complement component C3 gene expression or inhibit its expression. The nucleic acids are preferably for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering from complement component C3 associated diseases, disorders or syndromes, particularly C3 Glomerulopathy (C3G), Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), Lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy (IgA N), Cold Agglutinin Disease (CAD), Myasthenia gravis (MG), and Primary Membranous Nephropathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Verena Aumiller, Lucas Bethge, Judith Hauptmann, Marie Wikström Lindholm, Adrien Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20220170016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the LPA gene expression or inhibit its expression, preferably for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease or aortic stenosis or stroke or any other disorder, pathology or syndrome linked to elevated levels of Lp(a) particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: David Anthony Rider, Lucas Bethge, Christian Frauendorf, Adrien Weingaertner, Judith Hauptmann, Sibylle Dames, Steffen Schubert, Stephan Tenbaum
  • Patent number: 11319537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the LPA gene expression or inhibit its expression for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease or aortic stenosis or stroke or any other disorder, pathology or syndrome linked to elevated of Lp(a)-containing particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Sibylle Dames, Steffen Schubert, Stephan Tenbaum, Christian Frauendorf, Lucas Bethge, Judith Hauptmann, Adrien Weingärtner, David Anthony Rider
  • Publication number: 20220025377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the TMPRSS6 gene expression or inhibits its expression and therapeutic uses such as for the treatment of hemochromatosis, porphyria and blood disorders such as ?-thalassemias, sickle cell disease and transfusional iron overload or myelodysplastic syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Sibylle DAMES, Ute Schaeper, Judith Hauptmann, Christian Frauendorf, Lucas Bethge, Adrien Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20220017899
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with complement component C3 gene expression or inhibit its expression. The nucleic acids are preferably for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering from complement component C3 associated diseases, disorders or syndromes, particularly C3 Glomerulopathy (C3G), Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), Lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy (IgA N), Cold Agglutinin Disease (CAD), Myasthenia gravis (MG), and Primary Membranous Nephropathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Verena Aumiller, Sibylle Dames, Steffen Schubert, Judith Hauptmann, Christian Frauendorf, Marie Wikstrom Lindholm, Adrien Weingartner, Lucas Bethge
  • Publication number: 20220002722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the LPA gene expression or inhibit its expression, preferably for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease or aortic stenosis or stroke or any other disorder, pathology or syndrome linked to elevated levels of Lp(a) particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: David Anthony Rider, Lucas Bethge, Christian Frauendorf, Adrien Weingaertner, Judith Flauptmann, Sibylle Dames, Steffen Schubert, Stephan Tenbaum
  • Patent number: 11174483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the TMPRSS6 gene expression or inhibits its expression and therapeutic uses such as for the treatment of hemochromatosis, porphyria and blood disorders such as ?-thalassemias, sickle cell disease and transfusional iron overload or myelodysplastic syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Silence Therapeutics GmbH
    Inventors: Sibylle Dames, Ute Schaeper, Judith Hauptmann, Christian Frauendorf, Lucas Bethge, Adrien Weingärtner
  • Publication number: 20210155926
    Abstract: There is provided inter alia a conjugate for inhibiting expression of a target gene in a cell, said conjugate comprising a nucleic acid portion and ligand portions, said nucleic acid portion comprising at least one duplex region that comprises at least a portion of a first RNA strand and at least a portion of a second RNA strand that is at least partially complementary to the first strand, wherein said first strand is at least partially complementary to at least a portion of RNA transcribed from said target gene, said ligand portions comprising a linker moiety and a targeting ligand for in vivo targeting of cells and being conjugated exclusively to the 3? and/or 5? ends of one or both RNA strands, wherein the 5? end of the first RNA strand is not conjugated, wherein: (i) the second RNA strand is conjugated at the 5? end to the targeting ligand, and wherein (a) the second RNA strand is also conjugated at the 3? end to the targeting ligand and the 3? end of the first RNA strand is not conjugated; or (b) the fir
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Bethge, Adrien Weingärtner, Judith Hauptmann
  • Publication number: 20210147840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids for inhibiting expression of a target gene in a cell, comprising at least one duplex region that comprises at least a portion of a first strand and at least a portion of a second strand that is at least partially complementary to the first strand, wherein said first strand is at least partially complementary to at least a portion of RNA transcribed from said target gene to be inhibited. The first strand of the nucleic acid has a terminal 5? (E)-vinylphosphonate nucleotide that is linked to the second nucleotide in the first strand by a phosphodiester linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Adrien Weingärtner, Lucas Bethge
  • Publication number: 20210123048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to products and compositions and their uses. In particular the invention relates to nucleic acid products that interfere with the LPA gene expression or inhibit its expression for use as treatment, prevention or reduction of risk of suffering cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease or aortic stenosis or stroke or any other disorder, pathology or syndrome linked to elevated of Lp(a)-containing particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Sibylle Dames, Steffen Schubert, Stephan Tenbaum, Christian Frauendorf, Lucas Bethge, Judith Hauptmann, Adrien Weingärtner, David Anthony Rider