Who owns the IP
The organizations most actively patenting around this compound, ranked by referenced patent volume.
| # | Assignee | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Hope | 20 |
| 2 | University of California San Diego UCSD | 16 |
| 3 | University of California Berkeley | 13 |
| 4 | Mallinckrodt Inc | 10 |
| 5 | Verastem Inc | 10 |
| 6 | Harpoon Therapeutics Inc | 9 |
| 7 | Bayer AG | 8 |
| 8 | Mallinckrodt LLC | 8 |
| 9 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | 8 |
| 10 | Genentech Inc | 6 |
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Visit CyprisWhere innovation is concentrated
Patent classifications ranked by volume reveal the technical domains with the most active filing.
| # | Code | Area | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A61K | Medicinal preparations | 305 |
| 2 | A61P | Therapeutic activity (drug indications) | 270 |
| 3 | C07K | Peptides | 101 |
| 4 | C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | 85 |
| 5 | C12N | Microorganisms, enzymes | 48 |
| 6 | G01N | Investigating / analysing materials | 38 |
| 7 | C12Q | Measuring/testing involving enzymes | 30 |
| 8 | A61N | 17 | |
| 9 | Y02A | Climate change adaptation | 16 |
| 10 | A61B | 15 |
AI mapped opportunity space
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See Cypris in actionWhere research is gaining momentum
Research themes ranked by publication activity show where scientific interest is accelerating around this compound.
| # | Research topic | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies | 10 |
| 2 | Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery | 1 |
| 3 | Chemical Synthesis and Analysis | 1 |
Who's driving the science
The most-published authors working with this compound, alongside their primary affiliations.
| # | Author | Affiliation | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Guillemin | Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy | 29 |
| 2 | Colin Hopper | University College London | 26 |
| 3 | Alfred Fahr | Friedrich Schiller University Jena | 23 |
| 4 | Lina Bezdetnaya | Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy | 21 |
| 5 | Georges Wagnières | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | 19 |
| 6 | Hubert van den Bergh | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | 15 |
| 7 | Dietrich Scheglmann | Biolitec (Germany) | 13 |
| 8 | Alexander J. MacRobert | University College London | 9 |
| 9 | Arno Wiehe | Schott (Germany) | 9 |
| 10 | Heinrich Walt | University Hospital of Zurich | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY | 1993 | 389 | Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics |
| Combining Magnetic Hyperthermia and Photodynamic Therapy for Tumor Ablation with Photoresponsive Magnetic Liposomes | 2015 | 331 | Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery |
| Temoporfin (Foscan®, 5,10,15,20‐Tetra(m‐hydroxyphenyl)chlorin)—A Second‐generation Photosensitizer†,‡ | 2011 | 297 | Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies |
| Assessment of Apoptosis by Immunohistochemistry to Active Caspase-3, Active Caspase-7, or Cleaved PARP in Monolayer Cells and Spheroid and Subcutaneous Xenografts of Human Carcinoma | 2008 | 249 | Cell death mechanisms and regulation |
| Temoporfin-loaded invasomes: Development, characterization and in vitro skin penetration studies | 2008 | 226 | Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity |
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