Nantbio, Inc.

Immunitybio, Inc.

Annie Shin

Kayvan R Niazi

Wael Tadros

Lise Geissert

Shahrooz Rabizadeh

Peter Sieling

Jeffrey Safrit

Elizabeth Gabitzsch

Adrian Rice

Leonard Sender

Philip T Liu

Brett Morimoto

A method for the production of proteins used in the in vitro transcription (IVT) of messenger RNA (mRNA), wherein the proteins are evaluated for purity and efficacy by the efficiency with which mRNA synthetically derived therefrom, subsequently transfects cells and produces encoded proteins.

Enzyme based system for production of messenger RNA with increased transfection efficiency

Disclosed herein are methods for inducing immunity against a virus such as a coronavirus in the mucosal tissue of a patient, include administering a vaccine composition to the patient by oral administration (e.g., nasal injection, nasal inhalation, oral inhalation, and/or oral ingestion). Also disclosed are compositions for assaying the presence of anti-viral antibodies induced by the administered vaccine or the presence of viral proteins in a saliva sample include a stabilizing solution and may also include the use of aragonite particle beads. Compositions and methods are presented for prevention and/or treatment of a coronavirus disease wherein the composition comprises a recombinant entity. The recombinant entity is bivalent, comprising a nucleic acid encoding a coronavirus 2 nucleocapsid protein CoV2 nucleocapsid protein fused to an endosomal targeting sequence, and a nucleic acid encoding a CoV2 spike protein sequence optimized for cell surface expression.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines comprising human adenovirus vectors encoding spike and nucleocapsid-ETSD immunogens

Compositions and methods are presented that allow for an enhanced immune response against a GPI-anchored tumor associated antigen by modification of the protein portion of the TAA to include a transmembrane domain and a trafficking signal that directs the modified protein to the endosomal or lysosomal compartment. Most preferably, the modified protein will no longer have a GPI anchor or GPI attachment sequence.

Enhanced immunogenicity for GPI-anchored antigens

Disclosed herein are methods for inducing immunity against a virus such as a coronavirus in the mucosal tissue of a patient, include administering a vaccine composition to the patient by oral administration (e.g., nasal injection, nasal inhalation, oral inhalation, and/or oral ingestion). Also disclosed are compositions for assaying the presence of antiviral antibodies induced by the administered vaccine or the presence of viral proteins in a saliva sample include a stabilizing solution and may also include the use of aragonite particle beads. Compositions and methods are presented for prevention and/or treatment of a coronavirus disease wherein the composition comprises comprises a recombinant entity. The recombinant entity is bivalent, comprising a nucleic acid encoding a coronavirus 2 nucleocapsid protein CoV2 nucleocapsid protein fused to an endosomal targeting sequence, and a nucleic acid encoding a CoV2 spike protein sequence optimized for cell surface expression.

Method of inducing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 using spike (s) and nucleocapsid (N)-ETSD immunogens delivered by a replication-defective adenovirus

Recombinant cells and methods therefor are contemplated that allow for rapid and high titer production of recombinant viruses, and especially replication deficient Ad5 virus. In some preferred aspects, the host cell is modified to produce an inhibitor that reduces or eliminates the expression of a therapeutic protein encoded in the virus, while in other aspects, the virus includes a gene that directly or indirectly reduces or eliminates the expression of a therapeutic protein encoded in the virus. Most preferably, shRNA encoded by the host cell will reduce or suppress expression of a payload gene encoded in the recombinant virus.

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Culver City, CA, United States of America

Annie Shin