Who owns the IP
The organizations most actively patenting around this compound, ranked by referenced patent volume.
| # | Assignee | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waratah Pharmaceuticals Inc | 14 |
| 2 | Poseidon Medical Inc | 13 |
| 3 | Medtronic Inc | 12 |
| 4 | Galapagos NV | 9 |
| 5 | Zurich Universitaet Institut fuer Medizinische Virologie | 7 |
| 6 | 9 Meters Biopharma Inc | 5 |
| 7 | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 5 |
| 8 | Sierra Oncology Inc | 5 |
| 9 | Transition Therapeutics Inc | 5 |
| 10 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | 4 |
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Patent classifications ranked by volume reveal the technical domains with the most active filing.
| # | Code | Area | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A61P | Therapeutic activity (drug indications) | 157 |
| 2 | A61K | Medicinal preparations | 143 |
| 3 | C07K | Peptides | 41 |
| 4 | C12N | Microorganisms, enzymes | 39 |
| 5 | G01N | Investigating / analysing materials | 39 |
| 6 | C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | 33 |
| 7 | A61L | Sterilising / disinfecting materials | 20 |
| 8 | A61M | Devices for introducing media into the body | 16 |
| 9 | C12Q | Measuring/testing involving enzymes | 16 |
| 10 | A61F | 15 |
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Research themes ranked by publication activity show where scientific interest is accelerating around this compound.
| # | Research topic | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling | 3 |
Who's driving the science
The most-published authors working with this compound, alongside their primary affiliations.
| # | Author | Affiliation | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacek Bielawski | Medical University of South Carolina | 6 |
| 2 | Raghubir P. Sharma | University of Georgia | 6 |
| 3 | Lina M. Obeid | Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center | 5 |
| 4 | Yusuf A. Hannun | Medical University of South Carolina | 5 |
| 5 | Alfred H. Merrill | Georgia Institute of Technology | 4 |
| 6 | Besim Öğretmen | Medical University of South Carolina | 4 |
| 7 | Brett Garner | UNSW Sydney | 4 |
| 8 | Elias N. Glaros | Neuroscience Research Australia | 4 |
| 9 | Quanren He | University of Georgia | 4 |
| 10 | Charles E. Chalfant | Medical University of South Carolina | 3 |
Research leaders
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See Cypris in actionThe literature that defines it
The most-cited papers anchoring the scientific record for this compound.
| Title | Year | Cited by | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramide-mediated Macroautophagy Involves Inhibition of Protein Kinase B and Up-regulation of Beclin 1 | 2004 | 452 | Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior |
| Ceramide is a cardiotoxin in lipotoxic cardiomyopathy | 2008 | 404 | Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling |
| De Novo Ceramide Regulates the Alternative Splicing of Caspase 9 and Bcl-x in A549 Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells | 2002 | 336 | Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior |
| Central role of ceramide biosynthesis in body weight regulation, energy metabolism, and the metabolic syndrome | 2009 | 294 | Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling |
| Ceramide Synthase Inhibition by Fumonisin B1 Causes Accumulation of 1-Deoxysphinganine | 2008 | 234 | Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls |
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