US Patent Issued to CAREGEN on March 31 for "Peptide with neutralizing activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,124, issued on March 31, was assigned to CAREGEN CO LTD. (Anyang-si, South Korea).

"Peptide with neutralizing activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" was invented by Yong Ji Chung (Anyang-si, South Korea), Eun Mi Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea), Eung Ji Lee (Anyang-si, South Korea), Young Min Lee (Anyang-si, South Korea), Han A Kang (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Min Kyeong Jeong (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a peptide that specifically recognizes a protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or a portion thereof; a composition...