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Maria Blomqvist, Itasalmi FI

Maria Blomqvist, Itasalmi FI

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20090074666Peptide vaccine for influenza virus - The invention relates to the method for evaluating the potential of a chemical entity, such as an antibody, to bind to a peptide epitope derived from the divalent sialoside binding site of hemagglutinin protein of influenza virus. The invention also provides peptide epitopes for use in the prevention and/or treatment of influenza or for the development of such treatment or vaccine against influenza.03-19-2009
20090104603Tissue Carbohydrate Compositions and Analysis Thereof - The present invention reveals novel methods for producing novel carbohydrate compositions, glycomes, from animal tissues. The tissue substrate materials can be total tissue samples and fractionated tissue parts, or artificial models of tissues such as cultivated cell lines. The invention is further directed to the compositions and compositions produced by the methods according to the invention. The invention further represent methods for analysis of the glycomes, especially mass spectrometric methods.04-23-2009
20090148839METHOD FOR EVALUATING CELL POPULATIONS - The invention describes specific sialylated structures present on human stem cells and cell populations derived thereof. The invention is especially directed to methods to control the status of stem cells by observing changes in sialylation of the cells; and control of potential contaminations of biological materials; and reagents and methods used in connection with the cells in order to avoid alterations of the cell glycosylation by contaminating materials. The invention is further directed to novel stem cells, the glycosylation of which has been specifically altered.06-11-2009
20090162938Novel Carbohydrate Profile Compositions From Human Cells and Methods for Analysis and Modification Thereof - The invention describes methods for production of novel composition of glycans, glycomes, from human multipotent stem cells. The invention is further directed to methods for modifying the glycomes and analysis of the glycomes and the modified glycomes. Furthermore the invention is directed to stem cells carrying the modified glycomes on their surfaces.06-25-2009
20100003699TISSUE CARBOHYDRATE COMPOSITIONS AND ANALYSIS THEREOF - The present invention reveals novel methods for producing novel carbohydrate compositions, glycomes, from animal tissues. The tissue substrate materials can be total tissue samples and fractionated tissue parts, or artificial models of tissues such as cultivated cell lines. The invention is further directed to the compositions and compositions produced by the methods according to the invention. The invention further represent methods for analysis of the glycomes, especially mass spectrometric methods.01-07-2010
20100028913NOVEL CARBOHYDRATE FROM HUMAN CELLS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND MODIFICATION THEREOF - The invention describes reagents and methods for specific binders to glycan structures of stem cells. Furthermore the invention is directed to screening of additional binding reagents against specific glycan epitopes on the surfaces of the stem cells. The preferred binders of the glycans structures includes proteins such as enzymes, lectins and antibodies.02-04-2010
20100047827NOVEL SPECIFIC CELL BINDERS - The invention describes reagents and methods for specific binders to glycan structures of stem cells. Furthermore the invention is directed to screening of additional binding reagents against specific glycan epitopes on the surfaces of the stem cells. The preferred binders of the glycans structures includes proteins such as enzymes, lectins and antibodies.02-25-2010
20100055678Method of profiling a cell population - The present invention relates to a method of profiling a cell population comprising a step of detecting the presence or absence of at least two biological markers in said cell population, wherein at least one of said markers is a cell surface marker, which is a sialylated N-glycan marker with structure NeuNAcα3Gal, and at least one of said markers is a mRNA marker related to glycoproteins and/or glycosynthase proteins. The invention also relates to method for purification of cord blood cell population and to a complete cell population from cord blood purified by said method.03-04-2010
20100055710Novel Carbohydrate Profile Compositions From Human Cells and Methods for Analysis and Modification Thereof - The invention describes methods for production of novel composition of glycans, glycomes, from human multipotent stem cells. The invention is further directed to methods for modifying the glycomes and analysis of the glycomes and the modified glycomes. Furthermore the invention is directed to stem cells carrying the modified glycomes on their surfaces.03-04-2010
20100068806NOVEL METHODS AND REAGENTS DIRECTED TO PRODUCTION OF CELLS - The present invention provides methods and materials to modulate and grow stem cells by contacting stem cells with a binder recognizing terminal glycan structures of stem cells. The modulation can be morphological change, change in differentiation status, biological status or adherence. The materials provided in the present invention are also useful to screen such a binding agents and binders.03-18-2010
20100145032NOVEL CARBOHYDRATE PROFILE COMPOSITIONS FROM HUMAN CELLS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND MODIFICATION THEREOF - The invention describes reagents and methods for specific binders to glycan structures of stem cells. Furthermore the invention is directed to screening of additional binding reagents against specific glycan epitopes on the surfaces of the stem cells. The preferred binders of the glycans structures includes proteins such as enzymes, lectins and antibodies.06-10-2010