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Tumor-selective E1a and E1b mutants
- Patent number 12,195,766
- Issue date Jan 14, 2025
- The Regents of the University of California
- Tony Reid
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Adenoviral vector not including replication competent adenovirus, a...
- Patent number 12,098,384
- Issue date Sep 24, 2024
- CELLID CO., LTD.
- Chang-Yuil Kang
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor
- Patent number 11,820,795
- Issue date Nov 21, 2023
- University of Washington
- Andre Lieber
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Tumor-selective E1A and E1B mutants
- Patent number 11,618,888
- Issue date Apr 4, 2023
- The Regents of the University of California
- Tony Reid
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Oncolytic adenoviral vector and methods of use
- Patent number 11,542,526
- Issue date Jan 3, 2023
- Unleash Immuno Oncolytics, Inc.
- David T. Curiel
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Multivalent PD-L1 binding compounds for treating cancer
- Patent number 11,485,767
- Issue date Nov 1, 2022
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Michael A. Barry
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Cell line for producing adenovirus and method of preparing the same
- Patent number 11,299,713
- Issue date Apr 12, 2022
- GENEUIN-TECH CO., LTD.
- Eun Yeong Han
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor
- Patent number 11,248,028
- Issue date Feb 15, 2022
- University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Andre Lieber
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...
- Patent number 11,230,573
- Issue date Jan 25, 2022
- JIAXING ANYU BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Ping Chen
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Immunotherapy targeting intracellular pathogens
- Patent number 10,982,196
- Issue date Apr 20, 2021
- Life Sciences Research Partners vzw.
- Jean-Marie Saint-Remy
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Tumor-selective E1a and E1b mutants
- Patent number 10,876,097
- Issue date Dec 29, 2020
- Tony Reid
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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HPV vaccines
- Patent number 10,744,196
- Issue date Aug 18, 2020
- Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
- Marija Vujadinovic
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...
- Patent number 10,626,150
- Issue date Apr 21, 2020
- JIAXING ANYU BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Ping Chen
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Multitargeting onocolytic adenovirus, methods of use, and methods o...
- Patent number 10,617,729
- Issue date Apr 14, 2020
- The UAB Research Foundation
- George Clement Dobbins
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor
- Patent number 10,611,803
- Issue date Apr 7, 2020
- University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Andre Lieber
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Subfamily E simian adenoviruses A1321, A1325, A1295, A1309, A1316 a...
- Patent number 10,149,873
- Issue date Dec 11, 2018
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Soumitra Roy
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor
- Patent number 10,150,798
- Issue date Dec 11, 2018
- University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Andre Lieber
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Penton-mutated, integrin-retargeted adenovirus vectors with reduced...
- Patent number 9,982,276
- Issue date May 29, 2018
- ADCURE BIOTECHNOLOGIES, LLC.
- Dmitry M. Shayakhmetov
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Subfamily E simian adenoviruses A1321, A1325, A1295, A1309, A1316 a...
- Patent number 9,382,551
- Issue date Jul 5, 2016
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Soumitra Roy
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Expression vector and methods of producing high levels of proteins
- Patent number 9,260,721
- Issue date Feb 16, 2016
- Cadila Healthcare Limited
- Arun K. Singh
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Expression vector and methods of producing high levels of proteins
- Patent number 9,163,257
- Issue date Oct 20, 2015
- Cadila Healthcare Limited
- Arun K. Singh
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Subfamily E simian adenoviruses A1321, A1325, A1295, A1309, A1316 a...
- Patent number 8,834,863
- Issue date Sep 16, 2014
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Soumitra Roy
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Simian adenovirus nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, vectors co...
- Patent number 8,603,459
- Issue date Dec 10, 2013
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- James M Wilson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Anti-HMGA1 monoclonal antibodies, process for their preparation and...
- Patent number 8,394,931
- Issue date Mar 12, 2013
- Areta International S.R.L.
- Alfredo Fusco
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Simian adenovirus nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, vectors co...
- Patent number 8,105,574
- Issue date Jan 31, 2012
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- James M Wilson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Method for transfer of molecular substances with prokaryotic nuclei...
- Patent number 7,981,676
- Issue date Jul 19, 2011
- ACGT Progenomics AG
- Gerald Boehm
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Adipogenic adenoviruses as a biomarker for disease
- Patent number 7,910,310
- Issue date Mar 22, 2011
- Obetech, LLC
- Richard L Atkinson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Adipogenic adenoviruses as a biomarker for disease
- Patent number 7,745,110
- Issue date Jun 29, 2010
- Obetech, LLC
- Richard L Atkinson
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Adipogenic adenoviruses as a biomarker for disease
- Patent number 7,442,511
- Issue date Oct 28, 2008
- Obetech, LLC
- Richard L. Atkinson
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Method for transfer of molecular substances with prokaryotic nuclei...
- Patent number 7,435,595
- Issue date Oct 14, 2008
- ACGT ProGenomics AG
- Gerald Boehm
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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An oncolytic virus vector coding for interleukin-7 (IL-7) polypeptide
- Publication number 20240398986
- Publication date Dec 5, 2024
- TILT Biotherapeutics Oy
- Tatiana Kudling
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
ADENOVIRUSES AND METHODS FOR USING ADENOVIRUSES
- Publication number 20240398939
- Publication date Dec 5, 2024
- SAGITTARIUS BIO, INC
- Kayvan NIAZI
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
IMMUNOEVASIVE ANTI-TUMOR ADENOVIRUS
- Publication number 20240293487
- Publication date Sep 5, 2024
- Jin-Woo CHOI
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
THERAPEUTIC PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR BONE AND SOFT TISSUE TUMORS
- Publication number 20240252561
- Publication date Aug 1, 2024
- Surv BioPharma Inc.
- Ken-ichiro KOSAI
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
ADENOVIRUS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER
- Publication number 20240189374
- Publication date Jun 13, 2024
- ELICERA THERAPEUTICS AB
- Di YU
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Information Patent Application
CHIMERIC BROAD-SPECTRUM ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRUS WITH MULTIPLE MECHANIS...
- Publication number 20240165176
- Publication date May 23, 2024
- VONCOLYTIC THERAPEUTICS CO., LTD.
- Jiang LI
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
ADENOVIRAL GENE THERAPY VECTORS
- Publication number 20240108752
- Publication date Apr 4, 2024
- Ensoma, Inc.
- Soumitra Roy
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
RECOMBINANT ONCOLYTIC VIRUSES, SURFACE-ENGINEERED DELIVERY SYSTEMS...
- Publication number 20240026305
- Publication date Jan 25, 2024
- DEVACELL, INC.
- Inanc ORTAC
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
GORILLA ADENOVIRUS NUCLEIC ACID- AND AMINO ACID-SEQUENCES, VECTORS...
- Publication number 20240002879
- Publication date Jan 4, 2024
- REITHERA SRL
- Stefano Colloca
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
REPLICATION-DEFICIENT ADENOVIRUS
- Publication number 20230302123
- Publication date Sep 28, 2023
- Jana Boddin
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
ENGINEERED ADENOVIRUS VECTORS AND USES THEREOF
- Publication number 20230279432
- Publication date Sep 7, 2023
- RICHARD LOWENTHAL
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
CELL LINES FOR RECOMBINANT AAV PRODUCTION AND AAV-IMPLEMENTED PROTE...
- Publication number 20230279427
- Publication date Sep 7, 2023
- Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Wei-Shou HU
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Information Patent Application
RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS GENOME HAVING A SYNTHETIC TRANSCRIPTIONAL UN...
- Publication number 20230220355
- Publication date Jul 13, 2023
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- William Partlo
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
HELPER PLASMID-BASED GUTLESS ADENOVIRUS PRODUCTION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230167460
- Publication date Jun 1, 2023
- GENENMED CO., LTD.
- Dongwoo LEE
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
VECTORIZED ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF
- Publication number 20220106611
- Publication date Apr 7, 2022
- HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC.
- Carmen BARNES
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
GENE THERAPY
- Publication number 20210260216
- Publication date Aug 26, 2021
- OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE SRL
- Pietro Genovese
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
BIO-IMAGING PROBES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF HUMAN...
- Publication number 20210244832
- Publication date Aug 12, 2021
- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
- Ayman Al-Hendy
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Information Patent Application
TUMOR-SELECTIVE E1A AND E1B MUTANTS
- Publication number 20210171917
- Publication date Jun 10, 2021
- The Regents of the University of California
- Tony Reid
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Information Patent Application
VIRAL GENE THERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR CHOLESTEROL STORAGE DISEASE OR...
- Publication number 20210113635
- Publication date Apr 22, 2021
- The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of He...
- Charles P. Venditti
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Adenoviral Polypeptide IX Increases Adenoviral Gene Therapy Vector...
- Publication number 20200354409
- Publication date Nov 12, 2020
- Kuopio Center for Gene and Cell Therapy Oy
- Vesa TURKKI
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
MULTIVALENT PD-L1 BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING CANCER
- Publication number 20200339654
- Publication date Oct 29, 2020
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Michael A. Barry
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRAL VECTOR AND METHODS OF USE
- Publication number 20200270639
- Publication date Aug 27, 2020
- Unleash Immuno Oncolytics, Inc.
- David T. Curiel
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...
- Publication number 20200231631
- Publication date Jul 23, 2020
- JIAXING ANYU BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Ping Chen
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Tropism-Modified Recombinant Viral Vectors and Uses Thereof for the...
- Publication number 20200140491
- Publication date May 7, 2020
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Christos Kyratsous
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Information Patent Application
Adenoviral Polypeptide IX Increases Adenoviral Gene Therapy Vector...
- Publication number 20190315808
- Publication date Oct 17, 2019
- Kuopio Center for Gene and Cell Therapy Oy
- Vesa TURKKI
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...
- Publication number 20190127423
- Publication date May 2, 2019
- JIAXING ANYU BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Ping Chen
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) Binding Proteins and Uses Therefor
- Publication number 20190092819
- Publication date Mar 28, 2019
- University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Andre Lieber
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Information Patent Application
VIRAL GENE THERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR CHOLESTEROL STORAGE DISEASE OR...
- Publication number 20180104289
- Publication date Apr 19, 2018
- The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of...
- Charles P. Venditti
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
CANCER INITIATING CELL AND USE THEREOF
- Publication number 20180037871
- Publication date Feb 8, 2018
- Thai-Yen Ling
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) Binding Proteins and Uses Therefor
- Publication number 20170247419
- Publication date Aug 31, 2017
- University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
- Andre Lieber
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...

New viral proteins or individual genes, new structural or functional aspects of known viral proteins or genes

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Tumor-selective E1a and E1b mutants

Adenoviral vector not including replication competent adenovirus, a...

Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor

Tumor-selective E1A and E1B mutants

Oncolytic adenoviral vector and methods of use

Multivalent PD-L1 binding compounds for treating cancer

Cell line for producing adenovirus and method of preparing the same

Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor

Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...

Immunotherapy targeting intracellular pathogens

Tumor-selective E1a and E1b mutants

HPV vaccines

Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...

Multitargeting onocolytic adenovirus, methods of use, and methods o...

Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor

Subfamily E simian adenoviruses A1321, A1325, A1295, A1309, A1316 a...

Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) binding proteins and uses therefor

Penton-mutated, integrin-retargeted adenovirus vectors with reduced...

Subfamily E simian adenoviruses A1321, A1325, A1295, A1309, A1316 a...

Expression vector and methods of producing high levels of proteins

Expression vector and methods of producing high levels of proteins

Subfamily E simian adenoviruses A1321, A1325, A1295, A1309, A1316 a...

Simian adenovirus nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, vectors co...

Anti-HMGA1 monoclonal antibodies, process for their preparation and...

Simian adenovirus nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, vectors co...

Method for transfer of molecular substances with prokaryotic nuclei...

Adipogenic adenoviruses as a biomarker for disease

Adipogenic adenoviruses as a biomarker for disease

Adipogenic adenoviruses as a biomarker for disease

Method for transfer of molecular substances with prokaryotic nuclei...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

An oncolytic virus vector coding for interleukin-7 (IL-7) polypeptide

ADENOVIRUSES AND METHODS FOR USING ADENOVIRUSES

IMMUNOEVASIVE ANTI-TUMOR ADENOVIRUS

THERAPEUTIC PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR BONE AND SOFT TISSUE TUMORS

ADENOVIRUS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER

CHIMERIC BROAD-SPECTRUM ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRUS WITH MULTIPLE MECHANIS...

ADENOVIRAL GENE THERAPY VECTORS

RECOMBINANT ONCOLYTIC VIRUSES, SURFACE-ENGINEERED DELIVERY SYSTEMS...

GORILLA ADENOVIRUS NUCLEIC ACID- AND AMINO ACID-SEQUENCES, VECTORS...

REPLICATION-DEFICIENT ADENOVIRUS

ENGINEERED ADENOVIRUS VECTORS AND USES THEREOF

CELL LINES FOR RECOMBINANT AAV PRODUCTION AND AAV-IMPLEMENTED PROTE...

RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS GENOME HAVING A SYNTHETIC TRANSCRIPTIONAL UN...

HELPER PLASMID-BASED GUTLESS ADENOVIRUS PRODUCTION SYSTEM

VECTORIZED ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF

GENE THERAPY

BIO-IMAGING PROBES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF HUMAN...

TUMOR-SELECTIVE E1A AND E1B MUTANTS

VIRAL GENE THERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR CHOLESTEROL STORAGE DISEASE OR...

Adenoviral Polypeptide IX Increases Adenoviral Gene Therapy Vector...

MULTIVALENT PD-L1 BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING CANCER

ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRAL VECTOR AND METHODS OF USE

Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...

Tropism-Modified Recombinant Viral Vectors and Uses Thereof for the...

Adenoviral Polypeptide IX Increases Adenoviral Gene Therapy Vector...

Hexon protein hypervariable region gene sequence of adenovirus and...

Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) Binding Proteins and Uses Therefor

VIRAL GENE THERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR CHOLESTEROL STORAGE DISEASE OR...

CANCER INITIATING CELL AND USE THEREOF

Desmoglein 2 (DSG2) Binding Proteins and Uses Therefor