US Patent Issued to The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology on May 13 for "DNA vaccine against crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV)" (Pennsylvania, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,001, issued on May 13, was assigned to The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (Philadelphia).

"DNA vaccine against crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV)" was invented by Kar Muthumani (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and David Weiner (Merion, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nucleic acid molecules and compositions comprising one or more nucleic acid sequences that encode a consensus Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) antigens. Immunomodulatory methods and methods of inducing an immune response against CCHFV are disclosed. CCHFV glycoprotein immunogens are disclosed."

The patent was filed on Nov. 1, 2019, under Applicati...