IP Library Granted Patent US 12,552,738
Granted Patent B2
US 12,552,738 · App. 17/525,352 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Crystal forms of amino lipids

Inventors: Orn Almarsson (Cambridge, MA); Eugene Cheung (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
C07C229/12C07C55/07C07C65/03C07C227/16C07C229/24C07B2200/13
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Patent No.
US 12,552,738
App. No.
17/525,352
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are novel solid forms of each of four compounds: (1) heptadecan-9-yl 8-((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)octanoate (“Compound 1”), (2) heptadecan-9-yl 8-((2-hydroxyethyl)(6-oxo-6-(undecyloxy)hexyl)amino)octanoate (“Compound 2”), (3) heptadecan-9-yl 8-((2-hydroxyethyl)(8-(nonyloxy)-8-oxooctyl)amino)octanoate (“Compound 3”), and (6Z,9Z,28Z,31Z)-heptatriaconta-6,9,28,31-tetraen-19-yl 4-(dimethylamino)butanoate (“MC3”), and related compositions and methods.

Claims (10)

1 . A salt or cocrystal of heptadecan-9-yl 8-((2-hydroxyethyl)amino)octanoate (“Compound 1”) and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, wherein the salt or cocrystal exhibits an X-ray powder diffraction pattern obtained using Cu Kα radiation, comprising two, three, four, or more characteristic peaks expressed in degrees 2-theta (+/−0.2) selected from the group consisting of 4.5, 6.8, 9.1, 11.4, and 13.7.

2 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , wherein the salt or cocrystal exhibits a differential scanning calorimetry thermogram showing a primary endotherm expressed in units of ° C. at a temperature of 103+/−2° C.

3 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 2 , wherein the salt or cocrystal exhibits a differential scanning calorimetry thermogram showing a second primary endotherm expressed in units of ° C. at a temperature of 68+/−2° C.

4 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , wherein the stoichiometry of Compound 1 and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is within the range of from about 1:0.2 to 1:5 or from about 1:0.5 to 1:2.

5 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , wherein the stoichiometry of Compound 1 and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is about 1:1.

6 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , being an anhydrate, a solvate, or a hydrate.

7 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , wherein the salt or cocrystal exhibits an X-ray powder diffraction pattern obtained using Cu Kα radiation, having characteristic peaks expressed in degrees 2-theta (+/−0.2) at 4.5, 6.8, 9.1, 11.4, 13.7, 18.3, 20.1, and 20.6.

8 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , wherein the salt or cocrystal contains less than 1% by weight of impurities.

9 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , wherein the salt or cocrystal is a crystalline solid containing less than 1% by weight of other crystalline forms of the salt or cocrystal.

10 . The salt or cocrystal of claim 1 , wherein the salt or cocrystal is contains less than 1% by weight of Polymorph B of 4-hydroxybenzoate of Compound 1.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: MODERNATX, INC.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 073634/0354 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2021
From: ALMARSSON, ORN; CHEUNG, EUGENE
To: MODERNATX, INC.
Reel/Frame 058107/0975 →