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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Medimmune, Llc, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
Hong Jin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zhongying Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 7/00 (2006.01); C12N 7/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); A61K 39/145 (2006.01); C07K 14/005 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/56983 (2013.01); A61K 39/145 (2013.01); A61K 2039/5254 (2013.01); C07K 14/005 (2013.01); C12N 7/00 (2013.01); C12N 2760/16122 (2013.01); C12N 2760/16222 (2013.01); C12N 2760/16234 (2013.01); C12N 2760/16243 (2013.01); C12N 2760/16261 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention encompasses methods of producing influenza B viruses in cell culture. The influenza B viruses may have desirable characteristics, such as enhanced replication in eggs and may be used, for example, in vaccines and in methods of treatment to protect against influenza B virus infection.