Patents by Inventor Nina Cromheecke

Nina Cromheecke 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).

  • METHODS OF PRESERVING THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF RIBONUCLEIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20180289015
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of substantially retaining or otherwise preserving the biological activity of a dsRNA, present in a cell lysate, to post-transcriptionally silence the expression of a gene in a target organism, comprising the step of adding to the lysate a compound having the function of a protein- or amine-cross linking agent. The invention also comprises compositions comprising the lysate comprising dsRNA, and protein cross linking agents, as well as the use of said agents in the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicants: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC, DEVGEN NV
    Inventors: Pascale Feldmann, Jeffrey David Fowler, Wendy Maddelein, Nina Cromheecke, Isabelle Maillet