Patents by Inventor Ramakrishnan Melarkode

Ramakrishnan Melarkode 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: 9670285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1 (D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: BIOCON LIMITED, CENTRO DE INMUNOLOGIA MOLECULAR
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Pradip Nair, Sundaraj David Rajkumar, Kedarnath Nanjund Sastry, Monalisa Chatterji, Laxmi Adhikary, Hema Balasubramanian, Jose Enrique Montero Casimiro, Josefa Lombardero Valladares, Rolando Perez Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9638696
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for detecting and optionally quantifying an analyte in a sample in the presence of a soluble target of the analyte. The soluble target forms a complex with the analyte and thus may interfere in determining the total analyte concentration. The process of the present invention utilizes a unique modified citrate buffer for diluting the sample containing the analyte and the soluble target which in turn helps in dissociating the analyte-soluble target complex, thereby enabling the process of the disclosure to detect and optionally quantify measure the analyte accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Biocon Limited
    Inventors: Nilanjan Sengupta, Anita Rao Udiavar, Senthil Thangamuthu, Vivek Gopal Nayak, Ranjit Ravindran Pillai, Laxmikant Vashishta, Shilpa Govinda Ramaswamy, Vishika Hegde, Ramakrishnan Melarkode
  • Publication number: 20160168256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1 (D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: RAMAKRISHNAN MELARKODE, PRADIP NAIR, SUNDARAJ DAVID RAJKUMAR, KEDARNATH NANJUND SASTRY, MONALISA CHATTERJI, LAXMI ADHIKARY, HEMA BALASUBRAMANIAN, JOSE ENRIQUE MONTERO CASIMIRO, JOSEFA LOMBARDERO VALLADARES, ROLANDO PEREZ RODRIGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20160152705
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for treatment and prevention of disease conditions mediated by T-helper 17 (Th17) and/or T-helper 1 (Th1) T lymphocytes (T cells). In particular, the present disclosure relates to use of anti-CD6 antibody for treatment of disease conditions mediated by auto-reactive Th17 and Th1 T lymphocytes. The methods of the present disclosure further have utility in methods for modulating an immune response by suppressing production of the cytokine IL-23R, thereby decreasing inflammation mediated by Th17 cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: PRADIP NAIR, RAMAKRISHNAN MELARKODE, BALA S. MANIAN, ABHIJIT BARVE, USHA BUGHANI, JOSE ENRIQUE MONTERO CASIMIRO
  • Publication number: 20160138065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method or process for controlling, inhibiting or reducing protein fucosylation in a eukaryote and/or a eukaryotic protein expression system. Said method comprises carrying out the protein expression and/or post-translational modification in the presence of an elevated total concentration of manganese or manganese ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: PRADIP NAIR, RAMAKRISHNAN MELARKODE, RASIKA VENKATARAMAN, LAXMI ADHIKARY, ANKUR BHATNAGAR, SUNAINA PRABHU, KRITI SHUKLA, DINESH BASKAR, SARAVANAN DESAN, HARISH VENKATRAMAN PAI, JOSE ENRIQUE MONTERO CASIMIRO
  • Patent number: 9241908
    Abstract: The invention relates to improvised pharmaceutical compositions permitting ingestion via oral delivery of proteins/peptides or their conjugates, and/or cation-insulin conjugate complexes demonstrating desirable pharmacokinetic profiles and potency in efficacy models of diabetes in dogs and humans. A preferred formulation comprises 0.01%-20% w/w of insulin, insulin compound conjugates and/or cation insulin conjugates, 10%-60% w/w of one or more fatty acid components selected from saturated or unsaturated C4-C12 fatty acids and/or salts of such fatty acids and additionally contains optimal amounts of other pharmaceutically suitable polymer excipients which permit improved solubility, dissolution rate and effective bioavailability of poorly water soluble compositions and consistent in-vivo release profiles upon scalability during manufacture. A further aspect of the invention features the process of preparing the aforesaid formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: BIOCON LIMITED
    Inventors: Anand Khedkar, Sharath Kumar Mallapura Rangappa, Ramesh Subramani, Nitesh Dave, Devesh Radhakrishnan, Sundaresh Shankar, Sudheer Chivukula, Ranjith Ramakrishna, Shanmugam Thandava Murthy, Harish Venkatraman Pai, Nilanjan Sengupta, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Harish Iyer
  • Publication number: 20160003826
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for detecting and optionally quantifying an analyte in a sample in the presence of a soluble target of the analyte. The soluble target forms a complex with the analyte and thus may interfere in determining the total analyte concentration. The process of the present invention utilizes a unique modified citrate buffer for diluting the sample containing the analyte and the soluble target which in turn helps in dissociating the analyte-soluble target complex, thereby enabling the process of the disclosure to detect and optionally quantify measure the analyte accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: BIOCON LIMITED
    Inventors: Nilanjan SENGUPTA, Anita Rao UDIAVAR, Senthil THANGAMUTHU, Vivek Gopal NAYAK, Ranjit Ravindran PILLAI, Laxmikant VASHISHATA, Shilpa Govinda RAMASWAMY, Vishika HEGDE, Ramakrishnan MELARKODE
  • Patent number: 9217037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1 (D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignees: BIOCON LIMITED, CENTRO DE INMUNOLGIA MOLECULAR
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Pradip Nair, Sundaraj David Rajkumar, Kedarnath Nanjund Sastry, Monalisa Chatterji, Laxmi Adhikary, Hema Balasubramanian, Jose Enrique Montero Casimiro, Josefa Lombardero Valladares, Rolando Perez Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20140031529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1 (D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: CENTRO DE INMUNOLOGIA MOLECULAR, BIOCON LIMITED
    Inventors: RAMAKRISHNAN MELARKODE, PRADIP NAIR, SUNDARAJ DAVID RAJKUMAR, KEDARNATH NANJUND SASTRY, MONALISA CHATTERJI, LAXMI ADHIKARY, HEMA BALASUBRAMANIAN, JOSE ENRIQUE MONTERO CASIMIRO, JOSEFA LOMBARDERO VALLADARES, ROLANDO PEREZ RODRIGUEZ
  • Patent number: 8524233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1 (D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Biocon Limited & Centro de Immunologia Molecular
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Pradip Nair, Sundaraj David Rajkumar, Kedarnath Nanjund Sastry, Monalisa Chatterji, Laxmi Adhikary, Hema Balasubramanian, Jose Enrique Montero Casimiro, Josefa Lombardero Valladares, Rolando Perez Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 8114632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a biologically active polypeptide having insulinotropic activity, the method comprising steps of: (a) transforming a genetically modified host cell that has protease gene knockout, with a polynucleotide vector encoding the polypeptide; and (b) growing the transformed host cell to produce the biologically active polypeptide; and a method of producing a biologically active polypeptide having an N-terminal recognition site His-Gly with insulinotropic activity, the method comprising steps of: (a) transforming a genetically modified Pichia pastoris that has protease gene STE13 knockout, with a polynucleotide vector encoding the polypeptide; and (b) growing the transformed Pichia pastoris to produce the biologically active polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Biocon Limited
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Akundi Venkata Sriram, Kedarnath Nanjund Sastry, Lakshmi Prabha Varadarajalu, Shrikumar Suryanarayan
  • Patent number: 8012723
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a new strain of Streptomyces sp. BICC 7522, its variants or mutants and use of the strain for the production of macrolides, process of production and purification of macrolides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Biocon, Ltd.
    Inventors: Madhav Kulkarni, Surekha K. Prabhu, Madenahally Channabasappa Shivakumar, Prijyajit Sengupta, Sanjay Tiwari, Rakesh Mendhe, Nitin Patil, Laxmi Adhikary, Anand Khedkar, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Ramavana Gururaja, Shrikumar Suryanarayan
  • Publication number: 20110002939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a humanized IgG1 isotype anti-CD6 antibody (T1h) that binds to the Scavenger receptor cysteine-rich (SRCR) domain 1(D1) of CD6 present on the surface of thymic epithelial cells, monocytes, activated T cells and a variety of other cells types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Pradip Nair, Sundaraj David Rajkumar, Kedarnath Nanjund Sastry, Monalisa Chatterji, Laxmi Adhikary, Hema Balasubramanian, Jose Enrique Montero Casimiro, Josefa Lombardero Valladares, Rolando Perez Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20100285143
    Abstract: The invention relates to improvised pharmaceutical compositions permitting ingestion via oral delivery of proteins/peptides or their conjugates, and/or cation-insulin conjugate complexes demonstrating desirable pharmacokinetic profiles and potency in efficacy models of diabetes in dogs and humans. A preferred formulation comprises 0.01%-20% w/w of insulin, insulin compound conjugates and/or cation insulin conjugates, 10%-60% w/w of one or more fatty acid components selected from saturated or unsaturated C4-C12 fatty acids and/or salts of such fatty acids and additionally contains optimal amounts of other pharmaceutically suitable polymer excipients which permit improved solubility, dissolution rate and effective bioavailability of poorly water soluble compositions and consistent in-vivo release profiles upon scalability during manufacture. A further aspect of the invention features the process of preparing the aforesaid formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: BIOCON LIMITED
    Inventors: Anand Khedkar, Sharath, Kumar, Mallapura Rangappa, Ramesh Subramani, Nitesh Dave, Devesh Radhakrishnan, Sundaresh Shankar, Sudheer Chivukula, Ranjith Ramakrishna, Shanmugam, Thandava Murthy, Harish Venkatraman Pai, Nilanjan Sengupta, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Harish Iyer
  • Publication number: 20100184985
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a new strain of Streptomyces sp. BICC 7522, its variants or mutants and use of the strain for the production of macrolides, process of production and purification of macrolides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Biocon, Ltd.
    Inventors: Madhav Kulkarni, Surekha K. Prabhu, Madenahally Channabasappa Shivakumar, Prijyajit Sengupta, Sanjay Tiwari, Rakesh Mendhe, Nitin Patil, Laxmi Adhikary, Anand Khedkar, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Ramavana Gururaja, Shrikumar Suryanarayan
  • Publication number: 20100167342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a biologically active polypeptide having insulinotropic activity, the method comprising steps of: (a) transforming a genetically modified host cell that has protease gene knockout, with a polynucleotide vector encoding the polypeptide; and (b) growing the transformed host cell to produce the biologically active polypeptide; and a method of producing a biologically active polypeptide having an N-terminal recognition site His-Gly with insulinotropic activity, the method comprising steps of: (a) transforming a genetically modified Pichia pastoris that has protease gene STE13 knockout, with a polynucleotide vector encoding the polypeptide; and (b) growing the transformed Pichia pastoris to produce the biologically active polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: BIOCON LIMITED,
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Akundi Venkata Sriram, Kedarnath Nanjund Sastry, Lakshmi Prabha Varadarajalu, Shrikumar Suryanarayan
  • Patent number: 7704725
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a new strain of Streptomyces sp. BICC 7522, its variants or mutants and use of the strain for the production of macrolides, process of production and purification of microlides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Biocon Limited
    Inventors: Madhav Kulkarni, Surekha K. Prabhu, Madenahally Channabasappa Shivakumar, Prijyajit Sengupta, Sanjay Tiwari, Rakesh Mendhe, Nitin Patil, Laxmi Adhikary, Anand Khedkar, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Ramavana Gururaja, Shrikumar Suryanarayan
  • Patent number: 7625727
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the manufacture of MPA by fermentation under optimal fermentation parameters using a new strain of Penicillium arenicola.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Biocon Limited
    Inventors: Surekha Prabhu, Pinakee Devi Sharma, Sanjay Tiwari, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Ramavana Gururaja, Shrikumar Suryanarayan
  • Patent number: 7473366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the recovery of a macrolide in substantial pure form including: a) treating an impure or crude macrolide with water immiscible solvent to form a mixture, b) optionally concentrating the mixture, c) treating with ammonia gas to phase out impurities, d) separating impurities, e) optionally concentrating a phase containing the macrolide, f) loading on silica gel chromatography, optionally reversed phase or pretreated with silver, and eluting the macrolide, g) affording the macrolide in the substantially pure form, h) optional repetition of steps f and g to afford the macrolide in the substantially pure form. The macrolide is preferably tacrolimus, immunomycin or sirolimus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: BioCon Limited
    Inventors: Nitin Sopanrao Patil, Rakesh Mendhe, Anand Prakash Khedkar, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Ramavana Gururaja
  • Publication number: 20080286842
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a new strain of Streptomyces sp. BICC 7522, its variants or mutants and use of the strain for the production of macrolides, process of production and purification of microlides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: BIOCON LIMITED
    Inventors: Madhav Kulkarni, Surekha K. Prabhu, M.C. Shivakumar, Prijyajit Sengupta, Sanjay Tiwari, Rakesh Mendhe, Nitin Patil, Laxmi Adhikary, Anand Khedkar, Ramakrishnan Melarkode, Ramavana Gururaja, Shrikumar Suryanarayan