Patents by Inventor Marko Horb

Marko Horb 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).

  • Transdifferentiation of cells and tissues
    Publication number: 20060160218
    Abstract: Method for carrying out transdifferentiation of non-pancreatic cells to pancreatic cells involving the provision of a pancreas specific transcription factor and an activating means such as VP16 of Herpes simplex virus to non-pancreatic cells. The methods and materials provided by the invention may be used to treat pancreatic disorders, in particular disorders caused by a loss of properly functioning pancreas such as pancreatic cancer and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Jonathan Slack, Marko Horb, David Tosh