Patents by Inventor Shuhei KONAGATA

Shuhei KONAGATA 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).

  • PURIFICATION METHOD FOR PANCREATIC PRECURSOR CELLS DERIVED FROM PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND AMPLIFICATION METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20190136197
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for culturing pancreatic progenitor cells derived from pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising step (A) of three-dimensionally culturing pancreatic progenitor cells derived from pluripotent stem cells in a medium containing a factor belonging to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family and/or a factor belonging to the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family, and (2) a Wnt agonist; a method for producing islet cells from pancreatic progenitor cells derived from pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising step (E) of inducing the differentiation of pancreatic progenitor cells cultured by the above method into islet cells; and a method for cryopreserving pancreatic progenitor cells derived from pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising step (F) of freezing pancreatic progenitor cells cultured by the above method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroo IWATA, Shuhei KONAGATA