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Industrial production process for a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis virus and vaccine produced

US6149917A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 1998
Grant dateNov 21, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method is disclosed for industrially producing a Japanese encephalitis vaccine, wherein (a) cells from a cell line are cultured, (b) the resulting cell culture is inoculated with a Japanese encephalitis virus in the presence of a viral growth medium, (c) the virus is propagated and multiplied on the cells, (d) the viral growth medium is recovered in the form of a suspension of viruses produced by the cells, (e) the virus suspension is purified in at least one ion exchange chromatography step and a gel permeation step, and (f) the virus suspension is formulated and converted into a pharmaceutical form to preserve it until the moment of use. A Japanese encephalitis vaccine characterised in that it comprises a Japanese encephalitis virus produced by culturing cells from a cell line, and in that the cellular DNA content is less than 100 pg/dose, is also disclosed.

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