Patents by Inventor Shigemitsu Takashima

Shigemitsu Takashima 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: 20040101964
    Abstract: The present invention provides a means for suppressing aggregation produced after purification of viral vector. That is, the present invention provides 1) a preparation method of viral vector including at least (1) a step for purification of viral vector and (2) a step of sterilization by filtration in the presence of serum albumin of the purified viral vector obtained in the aforementioned (1); 2) a pharmaceutical composition containing viral vector and serum albumin; 3) a method for suppressing aggregation of viral vector or a method for stabilizing viral vector, which includes adding serum albumin to a viral vector-containing solution; and 4) a pharmaceutical composition containing viral vector sterilized by filtration, which is substantially free of aggregation of viral vector and/or substantially free of degradation of virus activity upon preservation in a solution state at room temperature for at least 7 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Takashima, Yuji Heike