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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2000
Applicants:
Sabine Neirynck, Lokeren, BE;
Willy Min Jou, Destelbergen, BE;
Walter Fiers, Destelbergen, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut Voor Biotechnologie, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an influenza antigen, comprising a fusion product of at least (1) the extracellular part of a conserved influenza membrane protein (e.g., M2) or a functional equivalent thereof and (2) a presenting carrier. The presenting carrier may be a (poly)peptide or a non-peptidic structure such as glycans, peptide mimetics, and synthetic polymers. The invention further relates to methods of making and using the antigen, and to influenza vaccines comprising the antigen and optionally one or more excipients.