Novel Influenza Vaccine

Inventor(s)

Walter Gerhard and Laszlo Otvos

Tech ID
GW0301
Key Words
influenza, peptide vaccine., Vaccine
Applications and Advantages

Any vaccine that produces broad immunity against influenza A would be a significant improvement over the current strain-specific vaccines that must be produced anew each year. Additionally, this vaccine would be produced synthetically, which is a major improvement over the current methods of growing influenza vaccine in fertilized eggs.

Intellectual Property Status

U.S. Patent Nos. 7,354,589; 7,740,860 and 7,527,798; and international patents.

Licensing Opportunity

This technology is available for exclusive license.

Relevant Publication(s)

Mozdzanowska, et al., Vaccine, 21, 2616-2626. 2003.