Patents by Inventor Wolfgang GROSSE
Wolfgang GROSSE 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).
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Publication number: 20240131142Abstract: The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid and to a polypeptide suitable for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a flavivirus, in particular an infection with yellow fever virus or with dengue virus, or of a disorder related to such an infection. The present invention is also directed to a composition, preferably an immunogenic composition, comprising the artificial nucleic acid or the inventive polypeptide. In particular, the present invention concerns an immunogenic composition against a flavivirus, such as yellow fever virus or dengue virus. Further, the invention concerns a kit, particularly a kit of parts, comprising the artificial nucleic acid, polypeptide or (immunogenic) composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: CureVac SE, Sanofi PasteurInventors: Patrick BAUMHOF, Wolfgang GROSSE, Edith JASNY, Thomas KRAMPS, Daniel VOSS, Julia DANNENMAIER, Valérie LECOUTURIER, Yves GIRERD-CHAMBAZ
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Patent number: 11964012Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne Rauch, Hans Wolfgang Große, Benjamin Petsch
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Patent number: 11964011Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne Rauch, Hans Wolfgang Große, Benjamin Petsch
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Publication number: 20240101608Abstract: The present invention provides optimized nucleic acid molecules, methods for optimization of nucleic acid molecules and uses of optimized nucleic acid molecules. A modular design principle is provided that is suitable to generate a nucleic acid, particularly mRNA, which is tailored for a respective application. The nucleic acid molecules of the present invention can be obtained by the versatile combination of multiple modules on nucleic acid level. Such nucleic acid, e.g. mRNA, can be tailored by combining one or more modules, comprising (i) a nucleic acid moiety encoding a polypeptide of interest (e.g. a protein potentially producing a therapeutic outcome) and (ii) at least one further coding or non-coding nucleic acid moiety, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: CureVac SEInventors: Patrick BAUMHOF, Susanne RAUCH, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Johannes LUTZ, Edith JASNY, Benjamin PETSCH, Andreas THESS, Thomas SCHLAKE, Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Regina HEIDENREICH, Sandra LAZZARO, Fatma FUNKNER, Wolfgang GROSSE
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Patent number: 11931406Abstract: The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid and to a polypeptide suitable for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a flavivirus, in particular an infection with yellow fever virus or with dengue virus, or of a disorder related to such an infection. The present invention is also directed to a composition, preferably an immunogenic composition, comprising the artificial nucleic acid or the inventive polypeptide. In particular, the present invention concerns an immunogenic composition against a flavivirus, such as yellow fever virus or dengue virus. Further, the invention concerns a kit, particularly a kit of parts, comprising the artificial nucleic acid, polypeptide or (immunogenic) composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: CureVac SE, Sanofi PasteurInventors: Patrick Baumhof, Wolfgang Grosse, Edith Jasny, Thomas Kramps, Daniel Voss, Julia Dannenmaier, Valérie Lecouturier, Yves Girerd-Chambaz
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Patent number: 11918643Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: CUREVAC SE, GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SAInventors: Nicole Roth, Diego Chaves Moreno, Hans Wolfgang Große, Dominik Vahrenhorst, Susanne Rauch
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Publication number: 20240066114Abstract: The present invention is inter alia directed to compositions comprising at least one nucleic acid encoding at least one antigenic peptide or protein selected or derived from a Coronavirus membrane protein (M), nucleocapsid protein (N), non-structural protein, and/or accessory protein or an immunogenic fragment or immunogenic variant thereof. The composition may additionally comprise at least one nucleic acid encoding at least one antigenic peptide or protein selected or derived from a Coronavirus spike protein (S). The nucleic acid sequences of the compositions are preferably in association with a polymeric carrier, a polycationic protein or peptide, or a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The compositions provided herein are for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with at least one Coronavirus, and may therefore be comprised in a vaccine, preferably a multivalent vaccine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne RAUCH, Nicole ROTH, Benjamin PETSCH, Wolfgang GROSSE
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Patent number: 11883486Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne Rauch, Hans Wolfgang Große, Benjamin Petsch
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Patent number: 11872280Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: CUREVAC SE, GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SAInventors: Nicole Roth, Diego Chaves Moreno, Hans Wolfgang Große, Dominik Vahrenhorst, Susanne Rauch
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Publication number: 20230364223Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne RAUCH, Hans Wolfgang GROßE, Benjamin PETSCH
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Publication number: 20230302122Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne RAUCH, Hans Wolfgang GROßE, Benjamin PETSCH
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Publication number: 20230293672Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne RAUCH, Hans Wolfgang GROßE, Benjamin PETSCH
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Publication number: 20230272052Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a nucleic acid composition for the expression of at least two antibodies, preferably a mixture of assembled antibodies in a cell or subject, wherein at least one coding sequence of the nucleic acid composition encodes at least one antibody chain assembly promoter. Further, the invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence set for expression of at least one assembled antibody and to a combination of different nucleic acid sequence sets. Additionally, first and second medical uses, methods of treating or preventing diseases, disorders or conditions, and methods for the production of antibody mixtures are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: CureVac SEInventors: Hans Wolfgang GROßE, Patrick BAUMHOF
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Patent number: 11596686Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne Rauch, Hans Wolfgang Große, Benjamin Petsch
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Patent number: 11576966Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: CureVac SEInventors: Susanne Rauch, Hans Wolfgang Große, Benjamin Petsch
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Publication number: 20220395570Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: CureVac AGInventors: Susanne RAUCH, Hans Wolfgang GROßE, Benjamin PETSCH
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Publication number: 20220331422Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicants: CureVac AG, GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SAInventors: Nicole ROTH, Diego Chaves MORENO, Hans Wolfgang GROßE, Dominik VAHRENHORST, Susanne RAUCH
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Patent number: 11471525Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: CureVac AGInventors: Susanne Rauch, Hans Wolfgang Große, Benjamin Petsch
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Publication number: 20220218815Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: CureVac AGInventors: Susanne RAUCH, Hans Wolfgang GROßE, Benjamin PETSCH
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Publication number: 20220202930Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicants: CureVac AG, GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SAInventors: Nicole ROTH, Diego Chaves MORENO, Hans Wolfgang GROSSE, Dominik VAHRENHORST, Susanne RAUCH