U.S. patent approval for Intervacc's vaccine against infections caused by Streptococcus suis
Stockholm, November 8, 2021 - Intervacc AB (“Intervacc”) announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted an approval for Intervacc's patent application in the United States for a vaccine against Streptococcus suis infections. The U.S. Patent No. 11,155,585 relates to a vaccine based on recombinant fusion proteins where patent protection is effective until 2037.
The bacterium Streptococcus suis (S. suis) can cause sepsis, arthritis and meningitis in pigs. S. suis infection is one of the most common bacterial causes of fatal infection in recently weaned pigs and is