| Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20090155234 | DETECTION OF MUTATIONS IN A GENE ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO VIRAL INFECTION, MX1 - A method for detecting a mutation related to the gene encoding MxA. This and other disclosed mutations correlate with resistance of humans to viral infection including hepatitis C. Also provided is a therapeutic agent consisting of a protein or polypeptide encoded by the wild-type and mutated genes, or a polynucleotide encoding the protein or polypeptide. Inhibitors of human MxA, including antisense oligonucleotides, methods, and compositions specific for human MxA, are also provided. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20080318267 | Methods and Compositions for Ultra-High Throughput Screening of Natural Products - The present invention provides cells having more than two drug resistance genes and at least two different resistance genes that have been recombined into the chromosome of a cell. It also teaches the processes for preparing cells by recombining two or more different drug resistance genes into the chromosome of a cell. The invention further shows a screening method using the cells of described herein that may be used to accomplish high throughput screening of, among other things, natural products and/or whole cells isolated from the environment. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080213366 | Therapeutic Compositions - The present invention provides oral formulations of poorly bioavailable and/or poorly absorbable, and/or poorly water soluble therapeutic agents. The invention features pharmaceutical composition including a biopolymer, a therapeutic agent, for example an antimicrobial agent such as ceftriaxone, and an absorption enhancer, for example a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether absorption enhancer. Methods of making and using the pharmaceutical compositions is also described. | 09-04-2008 |