Patents by Inventor Michael Koslowski

Michael Koslowski 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: 10738355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of vaccines which are specific for a patient's tumor and are potentially useful for immunotherapy of the primary tumor as well as tumor metastases. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method for providing an individualized cancer vaccine comprising the steps: (a) identifying cancer specific somatic mutations in a tumor specimen of a cancer patient to provide a cancer mutation signature of the patient; and (b) providing a vaccine featuring the cancer mutation signature obtained in step (a). In a further aspect, the present invention relates to vaccines which are obtainable by said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: TRON-Translationale Onkologie an der Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz gGmbH, BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Sebastian Kreiter, Mustafa Diken, Jan Diekmann, Michael Koslowski, Cedrik Britten, John Christopher Castle, Martin Lower, Bernhard Renard, Tana Omokoko, Johannes Hendrikus De Graaf
  • Patent number: 10724103
    Abstract: The invention relates to the identification of gene products that are the result of tumor-associated expression and the nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of diseases wherein these gene products are the result of an aberrant tumor-associated expression. The invention also relates to the proteins, polypeptides and peptides that are the result of tumor-associated expression and to the nucleic acids encoding the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventors: Ozlem Tureci, Ugur Sahin, Sandra Schneider, Gerd Helftenbein, Volker Schluter, Dirk Usener, Philippe Thiel, Michael Koslowski
  • Patent number: 10596256
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing GT468, including tumor-related diseases such as breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, hepatocellular cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, head & neck cancer, kidney cancer, in particular renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, liver cancer, melanoma, sarcoma, myeloma, neuroblastoma, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, and thyroid cancer, and the metastatic forms thereof. In one embodiment, the tumor disease is metastatic cancer in the lung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: TRON—TRANSLATIONALE ONKOLOGIE AN DER UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN DER JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH, ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Rita Mitnacht-Kraus
  • Patent number: 10526387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tumor immunotherapy, in particular to tumor vaccination, using chimeric proteins comprising all or a portion of a hepatitis B virus core antigen protein and an amino acid sequence comprising an epitope derived from the extracellular portion of a tumor-associated antigen. In particular, the present invention provides virus-like particles comprising said chimeric proteins, which are useful for eliciting a humoral immune response in a subject against the tumor-associated antigen, in particular against cells carrying said tumor-associated antigen on their surface, wherein the tumor-associated antigen is a self-protein in said subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: BIONTECH PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS GMBH, TRON—TRANSLATIONALE ONKOLOGIE AN DER UNIVRESITÄTSMEDIZIN DER JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Klamp, Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Thomas Hiller, Jens Schumacher
  • Patent number: 10414824
    Abstract: The present technology relates to the identification of genetic products expressed in association with tumors and to coding nucleic acids for the expressed products. An embodiment of the present technology also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of disease in which the genetic products are aberrantly expressed in association with tumors, proteins, polypeptides and peptides which are expressed in association with tumors, and to the nucleic acids coding for the polypeptides, peptides and proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: GANYMED PHARMACEUTICALS AG
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski
  • Publication number: 20190169614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that are characteristic of tumor tissues such as ovarian tumor and lung tumor tissues and which represent targets for therapy or diagnosis of tumor diseases in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Gerd Helftenbein, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Gabriela-Elena Oprea
  • Patent number: 10302647
    Abstract: The invention relates to identifying tumor-associated genetic products and encoding nucleic acids thereof. A therapy and diagnosis of diseases in which the tumor-associated genetic products are aberrantly expressed, proteins, polypeptides and peptides which are expressed in association with tumor and the encoding nucleic acids for said proteins, polypeptides and peptides are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BIONTECH AG
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Gerd Helftenbein, Dirk Usener, Volker Schluter
  • Patent number: 10253373
    Abstract: The present technology relates to genetic products the expression of which is associated with cancer diseases. The present technology also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of diseases in which the genetic products are expressed or aberrantly expressed, in particular cancer diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: BIONTECH AG
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski
  • Patent number: 10233253
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma, bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: GANYMED PHARMACEUTICALS AG, JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Publication number: 20190010244
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Patent number: 10125196
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing GT468, including tumor-related diseases such as breast cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, and hepatocellular cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: GANYMED PHARMACEUTICALS AG, JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Michael Koslowski, Özlem Türeci
  • Patent number: 10036753
    Abstract: The invention relates to identifying tumor-associated genetic products and encoding nucleic acids thereof. A therapy and diagnosis of diseases in which the tumor-associated genetic products are aberrantly expressed, proteins, polypeptides and peptides which are expressed in association with tumor and the encoding nucleic acids for said proteins, polypeptides and peptides are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: GANYMED PHARMACEUTICALS AG
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski, Gerd Helftenbein, Dirk Usener, Volker Schlüter
  • Publication number: 20180169236
    Abstract: The invention relates to the identification of gene products that are the result of tumor-associated expression and the nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of diseases wherein these gene products are the result of an aberrant tumor-associated expression. The invention also relates to the proteins, polypeptides and peptides that are the result of tumor-associated expression and to the nucleic acids encoding the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: BioNTech AG
    Inventors: Ozlem Tureci, Ugur Sahin, Sandra Schneider, Gerd Helftenbein, Volker Schluter, Dirk Usener, Philippe Thiel, Michael Koslowski
  • Publication number: 20180162938
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing Claudin-6 (CLDN6), including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma, bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan
  • Publication number: 20180142033
    Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment and/or prevention of tumor diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, in particular cancer and cancer metastasis using antibodies which bind to CLDN6. The present application demonstrates that the binding of antibodies to CLDN6 on the surface of tumor cells is sufficient to inhibit growth of the tumor and to prolong survival and extend the lifespan of tumor patients. Furthermore, binding of antibodies to CLDN6 is efficient in inhibiting growth of CLDN6 positive germ cell tumors such as teratocarcinomas or embryonal carcinomas, in particular germ cell tumors of the testis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Maria Kreuzberg, Sylvia Luxen
  • Publication number: 20180119146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that are characteristic of tumor tissues such as ovarian tumor and lung tumor tissues and which represent targets for therapy or diagnosis of tumor diseases in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski, Gerd Helftenbein, Korden Walter, Stefan Wöll, Gabriela-Elena Oprea
  • Patent number: 9932401
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing Claudin-6 (CLDN6), including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma, bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: Ganymed Pharmaceuticals AG, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan
  • Patent number: 9919036
    Abstract: The invention relates to genetic products the expression of which is associated with cancer diseases. The invention also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of diseases in which the genetic products are expressed or aberrantly expressed, in particular cancer diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: GANYMED PHARMACEUTICALS AG, JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITAT MAINZ
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Dirk Usener
  • Patent number: 9902778
    Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment and/or prevention of tumor diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, in particular cancer and cancer metastasis using antibodies which bind to CLDN6. The present application demonstrates that the binding of antibodies to CLDN6 on the surface of tumor cells is sufficient to inhibit growth of the tumor and to prolong survival and extend the lifespan of tumor patients. Furthermore, binding of antibodies to CLDN6 is efficient in inhibiting growth of CLDN6 positive germ cell tumors such as teratocarcinomas or embryonal carcinomas, in particular germ cell tumors of the testis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Ganymed Pharmaceuticals AG, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Maria Kreuzberg, Sylvia Luxen
  • Publication number: 20170320963
    Abstract: The present technology relates to the identification of genetic products expressed in association with tumors and to coding nucleic acids for the expressed products. An embodiment of the present technology also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of disease in which the genetic products are aberrantly expressed in association with tumors, proteins, polypeptides and peptides which are expressed in association with tumors, and to the nucleic acids coding for the polypeptides, peptides and proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski