Patents by Inventor Taavi Neklesa

Taavi Neklesa 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: 20250136619
    Abstract: The invention provides heterobifunctional compounds comprising an effector protein binding moiety selected from mTor, PLK1, CDKI, CDK2, CDK9, BRD4, AURKA, AURKB, MEK, Src, c-KIT, KIF11, HSP90, tubulin, proteasome, topoisomerase or HD AC which is linked to a moiety that binds to a target protein selected from KRAS, HER2 or EGFR. Pharmaceutical compositions and their use in treating disease, such as cancer, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel W. GERRITZ, Katherine J. KAYSER-BRICKER, Kyle J. EASTMAN, Taavi NEKLESA, Kanak Shail RAINA, James John MOUSSEAU, Nilesh ZAWARE
  • Publication number: 20250136578
    Abstract: Described herein are heterobifunctional small molecules, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such heterobifunctional small molecules, and methods of using such heterobifunctional small molecules are described herein, in the treatment of diseases and conditions, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Taavi NEKLESA, Dominico VIGIL, Bruce A. LEFKER, Ralph P. ROBINSON, Soumya RAY, Todd BOSANAC, Alexander W. HIRD
  • Publication number: 20250129070
    Abstract: Described herein are heterobifunctional small molecules, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such heterobifunctional small molecules, and methods of using such heterobifunctional small molecules are described herein, in the treatment of diseases and conditions, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Taavi NEKLESA, Dominico VIGIL, Bruce A. LEFKER, Ralph P. ROBINSON, Soumya RAY, Todd BOSANAC, Alexander W. HIRD
  • Publication number: 20250127908
    Abstract: Described herein are heterobifunctional small molecules, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such heterobifunctional small molecules, and methods of using such heterobifunctional small molecules are described herein, in the treatment of diseases and conditions, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Taavi NEKLESA, Dominico VIGIL, Bruce A. LEFKER, Ralph P. ROBINSON, Soumya RAY, Todd BOSANAC, Alexander W. HIRD
  • Publication number: 20250032623
    Abstract: The invention provides heterobifunctional compounds comprising an effector protein binding moiety selected from mTor, PLK1, CDK1, CDK2, CDK9, BRD4, AURKA, AURKB, MEK, Src, c-KIT, KIF11, HSP90, tubulin, proteasome, topoisomerase or HD AC which is linked to a moiety that binds to a target protein selected from BTK, androgen receptor or IDH1. Pharmaceutical compositions and their use in treating disease, such as cancer, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel W. GERRITZ, Katherine J. KAYSER-BRICKER, Kyle J. EASTMAN, Taavi NEKLESA, Kanak Shail RAINA
  • Publication number: 20240408093
    Abstract: The invention provides heterobifunctional compounds comprising an effector protein binding moiety selected from GSPT1, Cyclin K, RBM23, RBM39, IKZF1, IKZF3, PLK1, CDK4 or CK1alpha which is linked to a moiety that binds to a target protein selected from KRAS, HER2, EGFR, androgen receptor protein, estrogen receptor protein, ALK, IDH1, FLT3, FGFR1, FGFR4, FGFR2, FGFR3, ERK1, ERK2, FGR, HER3 or HER4. Pharmaceutical compositions and their use in treating disease, such as cancer, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel W. GERRITZ, Katherine J. KAYSER-BRICKER, Taavi NEKLESA, David E. PULEO, James John MOUSSEAU, Nilesh ZAWARE, Kyle J. EASTMAN
  • Publication number: 20240238424
    Abstract: The invention provides heterobifunctional compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in protein degradation and treating disease, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel W. GERRITZ, Kyle J. EASTMAN, Katherine J KAYSHER-BRICKER, Taavi NEKLESA, Kanak Shail RAINA, Hao LI, James John MOUSSEAU, Nilesh K. ZAWARE
  • Publication number: 20240180900
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to methods of treating prostate cancer in a subject, including prostate cancer comprising at least one somatic AR tumor mutation, such as metastatic prostate cancer, castrate-resistant prostate cancer, metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, progressive metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, castrate-sensitive prostate cancer, metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer, prostate cancer naïve to novel hormonal agents (NHAs), metastatic prostate cancer naïve NHAs, castrate-resistant prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, castrate-sensitive prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, and metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of Compound A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Ronald PECK, Sarah Deborah CHIRNOMAS, Edward CHAN, Richard Walter GEDRICH, Elmer J. BERGHORN, Jr., Jeanette Toni ALICEA, Lawrence B. SNYDER, SangHyun LEE, Taavi NEKLESA
  • Publication number: 20180356421
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of the compounds to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Hyun Seop Tae, Ashley R. Schneekloth, Taavi Neklesa, Thomas Sundberg
  • Patent number: 10145848
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of the compounds to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Hyun Seop Tae, Ashley R. Schneekloth, Taavi Neklesa, Thomas Sundberg
  • Publication number: 20170307614
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of the compounds to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Hyun Seop Tae, Ashley R. Schneekloth, Taavi Neklesa, Thomas Sundberg
  • Publication number: 20170281784
    Abstract: The present disclosure is based on the surprising and unexpected discovery that a ligand molecule with certain characteristics is able to bind to two protein molecules simultaneously and recruit them to form a transient or stable protein-protein interaction complex. The protein-protein interaction and other cross-domain interactions gained in this process contribute additional stabilization energy to the complex beyond the combination of the binary binding energies, and therefore, largely increase the binding potency of the ligand. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a Protein-Protein Interaction Inducing Technology (PPIIT), which includes a method to design and identify the tripartite or bifunctional compounds and use such compounds to induce protein-protein interactions in various contexts. The present disclosure also provides a composition for the purpose of inducing protein-protein interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Andrew P. Crew, Hanqing Dong, Taavi Neklesa, Brian Hamman
  • Patent number: 9632089
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of the compounds to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Hyun Seop Tae, Ashley R. Schneekloth, Taavi Neklesa, Thomas Sundberg
  • Publication number: 20170067874
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of the compounds to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Hyun Seop Tae, Ashley R. Schneekloth, Taavi Neklesa, Thomas Sundberg
  • Patent number: 9500653
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of a compound to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Hyun Seop Tae, Ashley R. Schneekloth, Taavi Neklesa, Thomas Sundberg
  • Publication number: 20160022642
    Abstract: The present description includes compounds that act as degraders of a target protein, wherein degradation is independent of the class of the target protein or its localization. In certain embodiments, the description includes a compound comprising a protein degradation moiety covalently bound to a linker, wherein the ClogP of the compound is equal to or higher than 1.5. The target protein contemplated within the description comprises an androgen receptor. Compounds of the present description may be used to treat disease states wherein protein degradation is a viable therapeutic approach, such as cancer or any sort of oxidative stress disease state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Jeffrey Gustafson, Anke Gundula Roth, Hyun Seop Tae, Dennis Buckley, Taavi Neklesa
  • Publication number: 20150119435
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that act as degraders of a target protein, wherein degradation is independent of the class of the target protein or its localization. In certain embodiments, the invention comprises a compound comprising a protein degradation moiety covalently bound to a linker, wherein the ClogP of the compound is equal to or higher than 1.5. In other embodiments, the target protein contemplated within the invention comprises a posttranslational modified protein or intracellular protein. In yet other embodiments, compounds of the present invention are used to treat disease states wherein protein degradation is a viable therapeutic approach, such as cancer or any sort of oxidative stress disease state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Craig Crews, Jeff Gustafson, Anke Gundula Roth, Hyun Seop Tae, Dennis Buckley, Taavi Neklesa
  • Publication number: 20140302523
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of a compound to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Hyun Seop Tae, Ashley R. Schneekloth, Taavi Neklesa, Thomas Sundberg