ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,335, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CureVac SE (Tubingen, Germany) and Sanofi Pasteur (Lyons, France).
"Zika virus vaccine" was invented by Benjamin Petsch (Tubingen, Germany), Edith Jasny (Stuttgart, Germany) and Yves Girerd-Chambaz (Messimy, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid and to polypeptides suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with Zika virus or a disorder related to such an infection. In particular, the present invention concerns a Zika virus vaccine. The present invention is directed to an artificial nucleic acid, polypeptides, com...