US Patent Issued to Decibel Therapeutics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on March 18 for "Myosin 15 promoters and uses thereof" (Massachusetts, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,520, issued on March 18, was assigned to Decibel Therapeutics Inc. (Boston) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Tarrytown, N.Y.).

"Myosin 15 promoters and uses thereof" was invented by Joseph Burns (Newton, Mass.), Kathryn Ellis (Arlington, Mass.), Adam Palermo (Somerville, Mass.), Martin Schwander (Auburndale, Mass.), Jonathon Whitton (Cambridge, Mass.), Leah Sabin (Goldens Bridge, N.Y.), Christos Kyratsous (Irvington, N.Y.) and Meghan Drummond Samuelson (Katonah, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides polynucleotides containing regions of the Myosin 15 (Myo15) promoter, as well as vectors containing the same, ...