US Patent Issued to University of Newcastle Upon Tyne on Aug. 5 for "Modified complement proteins and uses thereof" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,292, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain).

"Modified complement proteins and uses thereof" was invented by Kevin Marchbank (North Shields, Great Britain) and Yi Yang (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to regulation of the innate immune system and complement activation. In particular, but not exclusively certain embodiments relate to a complement regulator protein and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for use in the treatment of diseases associated with or mediated by the alternative ...