On May 2, 2024 Medigene AG (Medigene or the "Company", FSE: MDG1, Prime Standard), an immuno-oncology platform company focusing on the discovery and development of T cell immunotherapies for solid tumors, reported that the Company has been issued a patent by the European Patent Office protecting its T cell receptor (TCR) targeting NY-ESO-1 (New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1), a well-recognized and validated cancer-testis antigen, which is expressed in multiple tumor types (Press release, MediGene, MAY 2, 2024, View Source [SID1234642604]).
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"We are delighted to announce the protection of our NY-ESO-1-targeted TCR in Europe. This TCR, together with the PD1-41BB costimulatory switch protein (CSP), serves as the main component of our lead program MDG1015. This patent grant adds to similar patents that were also granted in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia and reinforces the key technologies of our End-to-End Technology platform and its ability to generate optimal affinity 3S (sensitive, specific and safe) TCRs," said Selwyn Ho, CEO at Medigene AG. "Along with our differentiated TCR-T therapies for solid tumors, such as MDG1015, we are also exploring opportunities to expand the application of our potential best-in-class TCRs into other modalities such as T cell engagers (TCE) and TCR natural killer cell (TCR-NK) therapies."
Medigene continually extends and strengthens its patent portfolio with new technologies and expands existing patents into additional jurisdictions. The Company maintains over 20 different patent families worldwide covering applications protecting Medigene’s 3S TCRs as well as its exclusive E2E Platform technologies.