Patents by Inventor Takafumi TOYOHARA

Takafumi TOYOHARA 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).

  • Method for producing renal progenitor cells
    Patent number: 11225642
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for producing renal progenitor cells from intermediate mesoderm cells, which comprises a step of culturing intermediate mesoderm cells in a medium containing a TGF? signaling activator(s) and a BMP inhibitor(s); the renal progenitor cells produced by the method; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the renal progenitor cells; and a therapeutic drug for kidney diseases comprising the renal progenitor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Kyoto University, Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Osafune, Takafumi Toyohara, Yukiko Yamagishi
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING RENAL PROGENITOR CELLS, AND DRUG COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160137985
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for producing renal progenitor cells from intermediate mesoderm cells, which comprises a step of culturing intermediate mesoderm cells in a medium containing a TGF? signaling activator(s) and a BMP inhibitor(s); the renal progenitor cells produced by the method; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the renal progenitor cells; and a therapeutic drug for kidney diseases comprising the renal progenitor cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicants: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Osafune, Takafumi TOYOHARA, Yukiko YAMAGISHI