The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Luc Juliaan Corina Van Rompaey, Keergergen, BE;
Peter Herwig Maria Tomme, Ghent, BE;
Robin John Brown, Quarrendon, GB;
Inventors:
Luc Juliaan Corina Van Rompaey, Keergergen, BE;
Peter Herwig Maria Tomme, Ghent, BE;
Robin John Brown, Quarrendon, GB;
Assignee:
Galapagos N.V., Mechelen, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to in vivo and in vitro methods, agents and compound screening assays for inducing differentiation of undifferentiated mammalian cells into osteoblasts, including bone formation enhancing pharmaceutical compositions, and the use thereof in treating and/or preventing a disease involving a systemic or local decrease in mean bone density in a subject.