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Janssen Biotech was granted a patent for manufacturing anti-IL-12/IL-23 antibodies

What happened

In September 2026 Janssen Biotech patented methods for producing ustekinumab antibody compositions in CHO cells for pharmaceutical treatments across multiple diseases.

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Signal
Patent grant

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Grant date
Sep 29, 2026
Patent number
US12747289
Assignee
Janssen Biotech, Inc.

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People

  • Kristopher BarnthouseInventor
  • Subinay GangulyInventor
  • Maarten GroeneveldInventor
  • Manuel Lopez, Jr.Inventor
  • Michael NedvedInventor
  • Kevin D. SmithInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
C07K 16/244
USPTO assignee
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
What the invention does
A manufacturing process that uses engineered CHO cells to make consistent anti-IL-12/IL-23p40 antibody medicines and formulate them for treatment.

Topics and mentions

Inventors

  • Kristopher Barnthouse
  • Subinay Ganguly
  • Maarten Groeneveld
  • Manuel Lopez
  • Jr.

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Medical Research

Technologies named

  • antibody manufacturing
  • CHO cell culture
  • biologics formulation

Extraction

Detected
Sep 30, 2026
signal_type
patents-company
signal_subtype
patentGrant

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