US Patent Issued to University of Georgia Research Foundation on July 28 for "Broadly reactive viral antigens as immunogens, compositions and methods of use thereof" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,169, issued on July 28, was assigned to University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. (Athens, Ga.).

"Broadly reactive viral antigens as immunogens, compositions and methods of use thereof" was invented by James Allen (Athens, Ga.), Zachary Beau Reneer (Athens, Ga.), Ivette Nunez (Athens, Ga.), Hyesun Jang (Athens, Ga.), Michael Carlock (Athens, Ga.), Amanda Skarlupka (Athens, Ga.) and Ted Ross (Athens, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are non-naturally occurring, broadly reactive antigens derived from influenza viruses or avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) that are immunogenic and capable of eliciting a broad...