ENGINEERED INFLUENZA ANTIGENIC POLYPEPTIDES AND IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20190161519A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US16306346

    申请日:2017-06-02

    摘要: The present invention provides, among other things, a novel and improved method for generating “mosaic” influenza antigenic polypeptides including hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) polypeptides based on unique combination of epitope patterns that maximize exposure to epitopes present across multiple HA or NA sequences and therefore improved influenza strain coverage. In particular, the present invention provides engineered influenza B hemagglutinin (HA) polypeptides that are comprised of novel combinations of protective epitopes and antigenic regions from multiple influenza B viral strains. Such engineered HA polypeptides have improved properties over HA polypeptides developed through conventional approaches that rely on consensus alignments of viral sequences.

    Process line for the production of freeze-dried particles

    公开(公告)号:US10006706B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-26

    申请号:US14348869

    申请日:2012-10-04

    申请人: Sanofi Pasteur SA

    IPC分类号: F26B5/06

    CPC分类号: F26B5/06 F26B5/065

    摘要: A process line (300) for the production of freeze-dried particles under closed conditions is provided, the process line comprising at least the following separate devices: a spray chamber (302) for droplet generation and freeze congealing of the liquid droplets to form particles, and a bulk freeze-dryer (304) for freeze drying the particles, wherein a transfer section (308) is provided for a product transfer from the spray chamber (302) to the freeze-dryer (304), for the production of the particles under end-to-end closed conditions each of the devices (302, 304) and of the transfer section (308) is separately adapted for closed operation, and the spray chamber (302) is adapted for separation of the liquid droplets from any cooling circuit.