Patents by Inventor Regina HEIDENREICH

Regina HEIDENREICH 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: 20240390481
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid, particularly to an artificial RNA suitable for use in treatment and/or prophylaxis of an infection with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or a disorder related to such an infection. The invention further concerns a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, first and second medical uses of the artificial RNA, compositions, and vaccines. Further, the invention is directed to a kit, particularly to a kit of parts, comprising the artificial RNA, compositions and vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: CureVac SE
    Inventors: Johannes LUTZ, Susanne RAUCH, Regina HEIDENREICH, Benjamin PETSCH
  • Patent number: 12097253
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid, particularly to an artificial RNA suitable for use in treatment and/or prophylaxis of an infection with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or a disorder related to such an infection. The invention further concerns a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, first and second medical uses of the artificial RNA, compositions, and vaccines. Further, the invention is directed to a kit, particularly to a kit of parts, comprising the artificial RNA, compositions and vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: CureVac SE
    Inventors: Johannes Lutz, Susanne Rauch, Regina Heidenreich, Benjamin Petsch
  • Publication number: 20240245764
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid, particularly to an artificial RNA suitable for use in treatment and/or prophylaxis of an infection with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or a disorder related to such an infection. The invention further concerns a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, first and second medical uses of the artificial RNA, compositions, and vaccines. Further, the invention is directed to a kit, particularly to a kit of parts, comprising the artificial RNA, compositions and vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: CureVac SE
    Inventors: Johannes LUTZ, Susanne RAUCH, Regina HEIDENREICH, Benjamin PETSCH
  • Publication number: 20240101608
    Abstract: The present invention provides optimized nucleic acid molecules, methods for optimization of nucleic acid molecules and uses of optimized nucleic acid molecules. A modular design principle is provided that is suitable to generate a nucleic acid, particularly mRNA, which is tailored for a respective application. The nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be obtained by the versatile combination of multiple modules on nucleic acid level. Such nucleic acid, e.g. mRNA, can be tailored by combining one or more modules, comprising (i) a nucleic acid moiety encoding a polypeptide of interest (e.g. a protein potentially producing a therapeutic outcome) and (ii) at least one further coding or non-coding nucleic acid moiety, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CureVac SE
    Inventors: Patrick BAUMHOF, Susanne RAUCH, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Johannes LUTZ, Edith JASNY, Benjamin PETSCH, Andreas THESS, Thomas SCHLAKE, Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Sandra LAZZARO, Fatma FUNKNER, Wolfgang GROSSE
  • Publication number: 20230338579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNA containing compositions for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases, to a pharmaceutical composition, to a kit and to uses of the RNA containing compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: CureVac SE
    Inventors: Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Patrick BAUMHOF, Jochen PROBST, Karl-Josef KALLEN
  • Publication number: 20220396796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNA, particularly an immunostimulatory RNA (isRNA), a coding RNA or a combination thereof, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular a tumor and/or cancer disease. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, and a kit comprising the RNA(s). Further, the invention also comprises medical uses of the RNA(s) and compositions comprising the RNA(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Ulrike GNAD-VOGT, Ute KLINKHARDT, Katja FIEDLER
  • Publication number: 20220340641
    Abstract: The present invention provides an mRNA molecule encoding at least one KRAS variant peptide. Further, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition and kit comprising the mRNA molecule. The mRNA molecule, pharmaceutical composition and kit are useful for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Amit AGGARWAL, Katja FIEDLER, Ulrike GNAD-VOGT, Regina HEIDENREICH, Mythili KONERU, Gregory D. PLOWMAN
  • Publication number: 20210361761
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid, particularly to an artificial RNA suitable for use in treatment and/or prophylaxis of an infection with yellow fewer vims (YFV) or a disorder related to such an infection. The invention further concerns a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, first and second medical uses of the artificial RNA, compositions and vaccines. Further, the invention is directed to a kit, particularly to a kit of parts, comprising the artificial RNA, compositions and vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Johannes LUTZ, Susanne RAUCH, Regina HEIDENREICH, Benjamin PETSCH
  • Publication number: 20210361764
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polymeric carrier cargo complex, comprising as a cargo at least one nucleic acid molecule and as a preferably non-toxic and non-immunogenic polymeric carrier disulfide-crosslinked cationic components for use as an immunostimulating agent or as an adjuvant, wherein the polymeric carrier cargo complex is administered in combination with at least one second nucleic acid molecule, which encodes a protein or peptide. The inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex administered in combination with the second nucleic acid molecule allows for both efficient transfection of nucleic acids into cells in vivo and in vitro and/or for induction of an innate and/or adaptive immune response, preferably dependent on the nucleic acid to be transported as a cargo and on the second nucleic acid molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Regina HEIDENREICH
  • Patent number: 11110166
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polymeric carrier cargo complex, comprising as a cargo at least one nucleic acid molecule and as a preferably non-toxic and non-immunogenic polymeric carrier disulfide-crosslinked cationic components for use as an immunostimulating agent or as an adjuvant, wherein the polymeric carrier cargo complex is administered in combination with at least one second nucleic acid molecule, which encodes a protein or peptide. The inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex administered in combination with the second nucleic acid molecule allows for both efficient transfection of nucleic acids into cells in vivo and in vitro and/or for induction of an innate and/or adaptive immune response, preferably dependent on the nucleic acid to be transported as a cargo and on the second nucleic acid molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola Fotin-Mleczek, Regina Heidenreich
  • Publication number: 20210251898
    Abstract: The invention relates to mRNA comprising lipid nanoparticles and their medical uses. The lipid nanoparticles of the present invention comprise a cationic lipid according to formula (I), (II) or (III) and/or a PEG lipid according to formula (IV), as well as an mRNA compound comprising an mRNA sequence encoding an antigenic peptide or protein. The invention further relates to the use of said lipid nanoparticles as vaccines or medicaments, in particular with respect to influenza or rabies vaccination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicants: CureVac AG, Acuitas Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick BAUMHOF, Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Michael J. HOPE, Edith JASNY, Sandra LAZZARO, Paulo Jia Ching LIN, Johannes LUTZ, Barbara MUI, Benjamin PETSCH, Susanne RAUCH, Kim Ellen SCHMIDT, Ying TAM
  • Publication number: 20210198649
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel artificial nucleic acid molecules encoding at least one antigenic peptide or protein and at least one additional sequence preferably targeting the antigenic peptides or proteins to cellular compartments of interest. Further, the invention provides (pharmaceutical) compositions or vaccines and kits comprising said nucleic acid molecules. The nucleic acid molecules, (pharmaceutical) compositions or vaccines and kits are useful for treating a variety of diseases such as cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergies or graft-versus host disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Katja FIEDLER, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Regina HEIDENREICH
  • Publication number: 20210170017
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid, particularly to an artificial RNA suitable for use in treatment and/or prophylaxis of an infection with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or a disorder related to such an infection. The invention further concerns a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, first and second medical uses of the artificial RNA, compositions, and vaccines. Further, the invention is directed to a kit, particularly to a kit of parts, comprising the artificial RNA, compositions and vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Johannes LUTZ, Susanne RAUCH, Regina HEIDENREICH, Benjamin PETSCH
  • Patent number: 10988754
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel artificial nucleic acid molecules encoding at least one antigenic peptide or protein and at least one additional sequence preferably targeting the antigenic peptides or proteins to cellular compartments of interest. Further, the invention provides (pharmaceutical) compositions or vaccines and kits comprising said nucleic acid molecules. The nucleic acid molecules, (pharmaceutical) compositions or vaccines and kits are useful for treating a variety of diseases such as cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergies or graft-versus host disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Cure Vac AG
    Inventors: Mariola Fotin-Mleczek, Katja Fiedler, Aleksandra Kowalczyk, Regina Heidenreich
  • Patent number: 10918740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNA containing compositions for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases, to a pharmaceutical composition, to a kit and to uses of the RNA containing compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola Fotin-Mleczek, Aleksandra Kowalczyk, Regina Heidenreich, Patrick Baumhof, Jochen Probst, Karl-Josef Kallen
  • Publication number: 20200399322
    Abstract: The present invention provides optimized nucleic acid molecules, methods for optimization of nucleic acid molecules and uses of optimized nucleic acid molecules. A modular design principle is provided that is suitable to generate a nucleic acid, particularly mRNA, which is tailored for a respective application. The nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be obtained by the versatile combination of multiple modules on nucleic acid level. Such nucleic acid, e.g. mRNA, can be tailored by combining one or more modules, comprising (i) a nucleic acid moiety encoding a polypeptide of interest (e.g. a protein potentially producing a therapeutic outcome) and (ii) at least one further coding or non-coding nucleic acid moiety, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Patrick BAUMHOF, Susanne RAUCH, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Johannes LUTZ, Edith JASNY, Benjamin PETSCH, Andreas THESS, Thomas SCHLAKE, Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Sandra LAZZARO, Fatma FUNKNER, Wolfgang GROSSE
  • Patent number: 10869935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNA containing compositions for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases, to a pharmaceutical composition, to a kit and to uses of the RNA containing compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor and/or cancer diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola Fotin-Mleczek, Aleksandra Kowalczyk, Regina Heidenreich, Patrick Baumhof, Jochen Probst, Karl-Josef Kallen
  • Publication number: 20200163878
    Abstract: The invention relates to mRNA comprising lipid nanoparticles and their medical uses. The lipid nanoparticles of the present invention comprise a cationic lipid according to formula (I), (II) or (III) and/or a PEG lipid according to formula (IV), as well as an mRNA compound comprising an mRNA sequence encoding an antigenic peptide or protein. The invention further relates to the use of said lipid nanoparticles as vaccines or medicaments, in particular with respect to influenza or rabies vaccination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick BAUMHOF, Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Michael J. HOPE, Edith JASNY, Sandra LAZZARO, Paulo Jia Ching LIN, Johannes LUTZ, Barbara MUI, Benjamin PETSCH, Susanne RAUCH, Kim Ellen SCHWENDT, Ying TAM
  • Publication number: 20200085944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biomedicine, and in particular to the field of therapeutic nucleic acids. The present invention provides a combination of an RNA encoding an epitope and immune checkpoint inhibitors. A pharmaceutical composition, vaccine, and kit-of-parts comprising said combination are also provided. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the combination, (pharmaceutical) composition, vaccine or kit-of-parts for use in medicine, and in particular in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cancer, infectious diseases and other diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Regina HEIDENREICH, Katja FIEDLER, Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Knut ELBERS, Melanie WURM
  • Publication number: 20190314496
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polymeric carrier cargo complex, comprising as a cargo at least one nucleic acid molecule and as a preferably non-toxic and non-immunogenic polymeric carrier disulfide-crosslinked cationic components for use as an immunostimulating agent or as an adjuvant, wherein the polymeric carrier cargo complex is administered in combination with at least one second nucleic acid molecule, which encodes a protein or peptide. The inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex administered in combination with the second nucleic acid molecule allows for both efficient transfection of nucleic acids into cells in vivo and in vitro and/or for induction of an innate and/or adaptive immune response, preferably dependent on the nucleic acid to be transported as a cargo and on the second nucleic acid molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Regina HEIDENREICH