Patents by Inventor Piet Herdewijn

Piet Herdewijn 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).

  • Publication number: 20230104311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the synthesis of 6-substituted 7-deazapurines and their corresponding nucleosides by coupling aryl or alkyl Grignard reagents with halogenated purine nucleosides in the presence of iron or an iron/copper mixture such as Fe(acac)3/CuI. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and the use of said pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Piet HERDEWIJN, Elisabetta GROAZ, Li QINGFENG
  • Patent number: 11040047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel phosphonoamidate prodrugs. The invention also relates to the use of these novel phosphonate-modified nucleosides to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with viruses such as the herpes simplex virus 1, herpes simplex virus 2, human cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster virus, vaccinia virus and adenovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Graciela Andrei, Steven De Jonghe, Elisabetta Groaz, Piet Herdewijn, Min Luo, Dominique Schols, Robert Snoeck
  • Publication number: 20200016180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel phosphonoamidate prodrugs. The invention also relates to the use of these novel phosphonate-modified nucleosides to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with viruses such as the herpes simplex virus 1, herpes simplex virus 2, human cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster virus, vaccinia virus and adenovirus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Graciela Andrei, Steven De Jonghe, Elisabetta Groaz, Piet Herdewijn, Min Luo, Dominique Schols, Robert Snoeck
  • Publication number: 20190388441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel prodrugs of mizoribine, and a method for their preparation, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these prodrugs and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The present invention further relates to the use of said novel prodrugs as biologically active ingredients, specifically in combination with other biologically active drugs such as immunosuppressants and/or immunomodulatory drugs, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, immune and autoimmune disorders, organ and cells transplant rejection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Ling-Jie Gao, Yuan Lin, Mark Waer
  • Patent number: 10087209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pro-drugs of L-2?-deoxythreose nucleoside phosphonates, such as phosphoramidate, phosphorodiamidate and phospho-diester pro-drugs. The invention also relates to a process for preparing these novel prodrugs of nucleoside phosphonates. The invention also relates to the use of these novel phosphonate-modified nucleosides to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with viruses belonging to the HBV family.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: KU LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Steven De Jonghe, Shrivinas Dumbre, Chao Liu
  • Publication number: 20180105552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pro-drugs of L-2?-deoxythreose nucleoside phosphonates, such as phosphoramidate, phosphorodiamidate and phospho-diester pro-drugs. The invention also relates to a process for preparing these novel prodrugs of nucleoside phosphonates. The invention also relates to the use of these novel phosphonate-modified nucleosides to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with viruses belonging to the HBV family.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: KU LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Piet HERDEWIJN, Steven DE JONGHE, Shrivinas DUMBRE, Chao LIU
  • Patent number: 9730944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Piet Herdewijn, Jean Herman, Miyeon Jang, Pieter Leyssen, Thierry Louat, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Bart Vanderhoydonck
  • Patent number: 9522932
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of substituted threonolactone and substituted threose compounds which are intermediates in the synthesis of phosphonate nucleosides being useful antiviral agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Christophe Pannecouque, Tongfei Wu, Erik De Clercq
  • Patent number: 9518066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of novel isothiazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives and a method for their preparation, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of said isothiazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The present invention further relates to the use of said novel isothiazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, cell-proliferative and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Steven De Jonghe, Sona Kovachova, Lei Chang, Michal Sala
  • Publication number: 20160122364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of novel isothiazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives and a method for their preparation, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of said isothiazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The present invention further relates to the use of said novel isothiazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, cell-proliferative and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Steven De Jonghe, Sona Kovachova, Lei Chang, Michal Sala
  • Patent number: 9301961
    Abstract: Compounds that bind to phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase III? (PI4KIII?) and inhibit the binding of PI4KIII? to its substrate and/or inhibit PI4KIII? activity may be used in the treatment and/or prevention of an autoimmune or inflammatory disorder, or organ or cell transplant rejection. A new assay for identifying compounds for use in treating and/or preventing those pathological conditions, which comprises measuring the inhibition of PI4KIII? activity, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Jean Herman, Thierry Louat, Qiuya Huang, Bart Vanderhoydonck, Mark Waer, Piet Herdewijn
  • Publication number: 20160030447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HN2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions of said compounds and the use of said pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, K.U.LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Piet Herdewijn, Jean Herman, Miyeon Jang, Pieter Leyssen, Thierry Louat, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Bart Vanderhoydonck
  • Patent number: 9249177
    Abstract: The invention is directed to processes of preparing phosphonate nucleosides comprising a phosphonalkoxy-substituted five-membered, saturated or unsaturated, oxygen-containing ring coupled to a heterocyclic nucleobase such as a pyrimidine or purine base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Christophe Pannecouque, Tongfei Wu, Erik De Clercq
  • Publication number: 20160009750
    Abstract: The invention is directed to processes of preparing phosphonate nucleosides comprising a phosphonalkoxy-substituted five-membered, saturated or unsaturated, oxygen-containing ring coupled to a heterocyclic nucleobase such as a pyrimidine or purine base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Piet HERDEWIJN, Christophe PANNECOUQUE, Tongfei WU, Erik DE CLERCQ
  • Patent number: 9221822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1. The present invention also relates to a method for their preparation, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present invention further relates to the use of said compounds as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, immune and auto-immune disorders, organ and cells transplant rejections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K. U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Mi-Yeon Jang, Bart Vanderhoydonck, Mark Jozef Albert Waer, Yuan Lin, Jean Ferdinand Herman, Thierry Andre Michel Louat
  • Patent number: 9193741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K. U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Piet Herdewijn, Jean Herman, Miyeon Jang, Pieter Leyssen, Thierry Louat, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Bart Vanderhoydonck
  • Patent number: 9139572
    Abstract: The invention concerns stable nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD/NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP/NADPH) derivatives, enzyme complexes of these derivatives and their use in biochemical detection methods and reagent matrices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Dieter Heindl, Joachim Hoenes, Carina Horn, Piet Herdewijn
  • Publication number: 20150038494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1. The present invention also relates to a method for their preparation, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present invention further relates to the use of said compounds as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, immune and auto-immune disorders, organ and cells transplant rejections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U.Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Mi-Yeon Jang, Bart Vanderhoydonck, Mark Jozef Albert Waer, Yuan Lin, Jean Ferdinand Herman, Thierry Andre Michel Louat
  • Patent number: 8901132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1. The present invention also relates to a method for their preparation, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present invention further relates to the use of said compounds as biologically active ingredients, more specifically as medicaments for the treatment of disorders and pathologic conditions such as, but not limited to, immune and auto-immune disorders, organ and cells transplant rejections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Piet Herdewijn, Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Mi-Yeon Jang, Bart Vanderhoydonck, Mark Jozef Albert Waer, Yuan Lin, Jean Ferdinand Herman, Thierry Andre Michel Louat
  • Publication number: 20140316127
    Abstract: The invention is directed to processes of preparing phosphonate nucleosides comprising a phosphonalkoxy-substituted five-membered, saturated or unsaturated, oxygen-containing ring coupled to a heterocyclic nucleobase such as a pyrimidine or purine base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Piet HERDEWIJN, Christophe PANNECOUQUE, Tongfei WU, Erik DE CLERCQ