Patents by Inventor Steve Pascolo

Steve Pascolo 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: 20160095911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MÜLBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160095912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MÜLBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160089425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MÜLBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160089424
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MÜLBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160089426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: CureVac AG
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MÜLBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20160082092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: CUREVAC GMBH
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MÜLBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Patent number: 9155788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumor, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: CureVac GmbH
    Inventors: Ingmar Hoerr, Florian Von Der Mulbe, Steve Pascolo
  • Publication number: 20150104476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified mRNA that is stabilised by sequence modifications and optimised for translation. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is particularly well suited for use as an inoculating agent, as well as a therapeutic agent for tissue regeneration. In addition, a process is described for determining sequence modifications that promote stabilisation and translational efficiency of modified mRNA of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: CUREVAC GMBH
    Inventors: Florian VON DER MÜLBE, Ingmar HOERR, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20150030633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: CUREVAC GMBH
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MULBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20140348924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chimeric particles comprising single stranded RNA (ssRNA), double stranded RNA (dsRNA) and at least one cationic agent, a pharmaceutical composition containing said particles and to a method of producing the same. The particles of the present invention are particularly useful as an immunostimulating medicament with a superlative pattern of immunostimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Steve Pascolo
  • Publication number: 20140004154
    Abstract: A biologically active RNA—alkali metal—dication formulation, a pharmaceutical composition containing the complexes, and methods of producing the same. The formulation is particularly useful to introduce RNA and an attached cargo into cells allowing its biological intracellular activities: e.g. immunostimulation (immunomodulation), RNA interference or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Steve Pascolo
  • Publication number: 20130273001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunostimulating agent comprising at least one chemically modified RNA. The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine which comprises at least one antigen in combination with the immunostimulating agent. The immunostimulating agent according to the invention and the vaccine according to the invention are employed in particular against infectious disease or cancer diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florlan Von Der Mulbe, Steve Pascolo
  • Publication number: 20120213818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for immunostimulation in a mammal which comprises a. administration of at least one mRNA containing a region which codes for at least one antigen of a pathogen or at least one tumour antigen, and b. administration of at least one cytokine, at least one cytokine mRNA, at least one CpG DNA or at least one adjuvant RNA. The invention likewise relates to a product and a kit comprising the mRNA and cytokine or cytokine mRNA or CpG DNA or adjuvant RNA of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Ingmar Hoerr, Steve Pascolo
  • Patent number: 8217016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: CUREVAC GmbH
    Inventors: Ingmar Hoerr, Florian Von Der Mulbe, Steve Pascolo
  • Publication number: 20120009221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing blood cells or haemopoietic cells, e.g. red blood cells (erythrocytes), granulocytes, mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and/or blood platelets, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and/or vehicle, wherein the cells are transfected with at least one mRNA comprising at least one region coding for at least one antigen. The invention further discloses a method of preparing the aforesaid pharmaceutical composition and the use of blood cells transfected in this way for the preparation of drugs or pharmaceutical compositions for immune stimulation against the antigens encoded by the mRNA. The subjects according to the invention are used especially for the therapy and/or prophylaxis of carcinoses or infectious diseases and can also be employed in gene therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: INGMAR HOERR, STEVE PASCOLO, FLORIAN VAN DER MÜLBE
  • Publication number: 20110311472
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Ingmar HOERR, Florian VON DER MULBE, Steve PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20110269950
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified mRNA that is stabilized by sequence modifications and optimised for translation. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is particularly well suited for use as an inoculating agent, as well as a therapeutic agent for tissue regeneration. In addition, a process is described for determining sequence modifications that promote stabilization and translational efficiency of modified mRNA of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Florian Von Der Mûlbe, Ingmar Hoerr, Steve Pascolo
  • Publication number: 20110123637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protamine/RNA nanoparticles of defined average size, a pharmaceutical composition containing said nanoparticles and to a method of producing the same. The nanoparticles of the present invention is particularly useful as an immunostimulating medicament with a precise pattern of immunostimulation different from the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAT ZURICH
    Inventors: Steve Pascolo, Alexander Knuth
  • Publication number: 20110077287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing an mRNA that is stabilised by sequence modifications in the translated region and is optimised for the translation. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is particularly suitable as an inoculating agent as well as a therapeutic agent for tissue regeneration. In addition a process is described for determining sequence modifications that serve for the stabilisation and translation optimisation of mRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: CUREVAC GMBH
    Inventors: FLORIAN VON DER MÜLBE, INGMAR HOERR, STEVE PASCOLO
  • Publication number: 20100303851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunostimulating agent comprising at least one chemically modified RNA. The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine which comprises at least one antigen in combination with the immunostimulating agent. The immunostimulating agent according to the invention and the vaccine according to the invention are employed in particular against infectious diseases or cancer diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: CUREVAC GMBH
    Inventors: INGMAR HOERR, FLORIAN VON DER MÜLBE, STEVE PASCOLO