Patents by Inventor Wouter Vervecken

Wouter Vervecken 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).

  • MODIFICATION OF PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION IN METHYLOTROPHIC YEAST
    Publication number: 20090263863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and genetically engineered methylotrophic yeast strains for producing glycoproteins with mammalian-like glycosylation. The present invention also relates to vectors useful for generating methylotrophic yeast strains capable of producing glycoproteins with mammalian-like glycosylation. Glycoproteins produced from the genetically engineered methylotrophic yeast strains are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicants: VIB, VZW, UNIVERSITEIT GENT, RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Roland Contreras, Nico L. M. Callewaert, Wouter Vervecken, Vladimir Kaigorodov
  • Modification of protein glycosylation in methylotrophic yeast
    Patent number: 7507573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and genetically engineered methylotrophic yeast strains for producing glycoproteins with mammalian-like glycosylation. The present invention also relates to vectors useful for generating methylotrophic yeast strains capable of producing glycoproteins with mammalian-like glycosylation. Glycoproteins produced from the genetically engineered methylotrophic yeast strains are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignees: VIB, vzw, Universiteit Gent, Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Contreras, Nico L. M. Callewaert, Wouter Vervecken, Vladimir Kaigorodov
  • GLYCOSYLATION OF MOLECULES
    Publication number: 20090069232
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and genetically engineered cells useful for producing an altered N-glycosylation form of a target molecule. Also described are methods and molecules with altered N-glycosylation useful for treating a variety of disorders such as metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Nico Luc Marc Callewaert, Wouter Vervecken, Karen Jacqueline Marcel De Pourcq, Steven Christian Jozef Geysens, Mouna Guerfal
  • Modification of protein glycosylation in methylotrophic yeast
    Publication number: 20050106664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and genetically engineered methylotrophic yeast strains for producing glycoproteins with mammalian-like glycosylation. The present invention also relates to vectors useful for generating methylotrophic yeast strains capable of producing glycoproteins with mammalian-like glycosylation. Glycoproteins produced from the genetically engineered methylotrophic yeast strains are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Roland Contreras, Nico Callewaert, Wouter Vervecken, Vladimir Kaigorodov