Patents by Inventor Mari Hirvinen

Mari Hirvinen 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: 11730798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adenoviral vectors, wherein the viral capsid has been coated with polypeptides, which are capable of stimulating a peptide-specific immune response in a subject and uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of treating diseases, e.g. cancer, by adenoviral vectors which have been coated by polypeptides causing peptide-specific immune response. Also the present invention relates to a method of coating adenoviral vectors by specific peptides as well as to a method of identifying those peptides suitable for coating the capsid of an adenoviral vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Valo Therapeutics Oy
    Inventors: Vincenzo Cerullo, Markus Vähä-Koskela, Mari Hirvinen, Cristian Capasso
  • Publication number: 20230062122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adenoviral vectors, wherein the viral capsid has been coated with polypeptides, which are capable of stimulating a peptide-specific immune response in a subject and uses thereof (e.g. infectious disease). Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of treating diseases, e.g., cancer or an infectious disease, by adenoviral vectors which have been coated by polypeptides causing peptide-specific immune response. Also the present invention relates to a method of coating adenoviral vectors by specific peptides as well as to a method of identifying those peptides suitable for coating the capsid of an adenoviral vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Vincenzo Cerullo, Markus Vähä-Koskela, Mari Hirvinen, Cristian Capasso, Sari Pesonen, Leena Ylösmäki, Lukasz Kuryk
  • Publication number: 20210100883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adenoviral vectors, wherein the viral capsid has been coated with polypeptides, which are capable of stimulating a peptide-specific immune response in a subject and uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of treating diseases, e.g. cancer, by adenoviral vectors which have been coated by polypeptides causing peptide-specific immune response. Also the present invention relates to a method of coating adenoviral vectors by specific peptides as well as to a method of identifying those peptides suitable for coating the capsid of an adenoviral vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Vincenzo Cerullo, Markus Vähä-Koskela, Mari Hirvinen, Cristian Capasso
  • Patent number: 10799568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adenoviral vectors, wherein the viral capsid has been coated with polypeptides, which are capable of stimulating a peptide-specific immune response in a subject and uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of treating diseases, e.g. cancer, by adenoviral vectors which have been coated by polypeptides causing peptide-specific immune response. Also the present invention relates to a method of coating adenoviral vectors by specific peptides as well as to a method of identifying those peptides suitable for coating the capsid of an adenoviral vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: VALO THERAPEUTICS OY
    Inventors: Vincenzo Cerullo, Markus Vähä-Koskela, Mari Hirvinen, Cristian Capasso
  • Publication number: 20170080069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adenoviral vectors, wherein the viral capsid has been coated with polypeptides, which are capable of stimulating a peptide-specific immune response in a subject and uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of treating diseases, e.g. cancer, by adenoviral vectors which have been coated by polypeptides causing peptide-specific immune response. Also the present invention relates to a method of coating adenoviral vectors by specific peptides as well as to a method of identifying those peptides suitable for coating the capsid of an adenoviral vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Vincenzo Cerullo, Markus Vähä-Koskela, Mari Hirvinen, Cristian Capasso