About the Authors
- Alain C. Tissot
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Affiliation Cytos Biotechnology AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
- Regina Renhofa
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Affiliation Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia
- Nicole Schmitz
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Affiliation Cytos Biotechnology AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
- Indulis Cielens
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Affiliation Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia
- Edwin Meijerink
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Affiliation Cytos Biotechnology AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
- Velta Ose
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Affiliation Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia
- Gary T. Jennings
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Affiliation Cytos Biotechnology AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
- Philippe Saudan
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Affiliation Cytos Biotechnology AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
- Paul Pumpens
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* E-mail: paul@biomed.lu.lv (PP); martin.bachmann@cytos.com (MFB)
Affiliation Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia
- Martin F. Bachmann
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* E-mail: paul@biomed.lu.lv (PP); martin.bachmann@cytos.com (MFB)
Affiliation Cytos Biotechnology AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
Competing Interests
ACT, NS, EM, GTJ, PS and MFB are or were employees of Cytos Biotechnology AG when performing the study, and hold or were holding stocks or stock options of Cytos Biotechnology AG when performing the study. RR, IC, VO and PP received research funding from Cytos Biotechnology AG. Although funding was provided by a commercial source, it does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors [http://www.plosone.org/static/policies.action#sharing]. A patent was filed based on the outcome of the study: “WO/2006/032674 Virus-Like Particles Comprising a Fusion Protein of the Coat Protein of Ap205 and an Antigenic Polypeptide”.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ACT RR IC EM VO GTJ PS PP MFB. Performed the experiments: RR IC EM VO. Analyzed the data: ACT RR IC EM GTJ PS MFB. Wrote the paper: ACT PP MFB. Preformed all the work on Influenza Virus: NS.