Therapeutic compositions and/or formulations are provided, comprising: at least one cross-linked protein matrix, wherein the at least one cross-linked protein matrix comprises at least one protein residue and at least one saccharide-containing residue, and methods of producing the same. The cross-linked protein matrix may be derived from cross-linking a full length or substantially full length protein, such as tropoelastin, elastin, albumin, collagen, collagen monomers, immunoglobulins, insulin, and/or derivatives or combinations thereof, with a saccharide containing cross-linking agent, such as a polysaccharide cross-linking agent derived from, for example, hyaluronic acid or a cellulose derivative. The therapeutic compositions may be administered topically or by injection. The present disclosure also provides methods, systems, and/or kits for the preparation and/or formulation of the compositions disclosed herein.

Low endotoxin fucan compositions comprising a therapeutically effective, medically acceptable fucan in a composition comprising less than about 0.2, 0.18, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, or 0.0005 endotoxin units (EU) per milligram of the fucan are disclosed. Methods and systems for removing or reducing the amount of endotoxins from a starting fucan composition are also disclosed.

A method of preparing a hydrogel product including crosslinked glycosaminoglycan molecules, said method including: i) providing a glycosaminoglycan crosslinked by amide bonds, wherein the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans include residual amine groups; and ii) acylating residual amine groups of the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans provided in i) to form acylated crosslinked glycosaminoglycans.

Compositions and methods for inducing an immune response against extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) are described. In particular, multivalent vaccines containing O-antigen polysaccharide covalently bound to an exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (EPA) carrier protein that can withstand multiple environmental stresses are describe.

Polymer conjugates are provided that are capable of mimicking functions of natural proteoglycans found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissues. The polymer conjugates of the invention have utility in treating a subject suffering soft tissue degenerative conditions. Also provided are simple and scalable chemical processes for the preparation of the polymer conjugates of the invention.

A method of producing an injectable gel product is provided, comprising (a) cross-linking a first glycosaminoglycan (GAG) with a first crosslinking agent to produce a gel, wherein the charging ratio of crosslinking agent to disaccharide unit is below 0.15; (b) preparing particles of the gel; (c) mixing the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) gel particles with a second GAG to provide a mixture; (d) cross-linking the mixture with a second crosslinking agent to obtain cross-linking between the GAGs of the second, outer phase, thereby providing a gel having a first, inner phase of the cross-linked GAG gel particles, embedded in a gel of the second GAG outer phase; and (e) preparing injectable particles, each such particle containing a plurality of the cross-linked GAG gel particles of the first, inner phase. An injectable gel product, an aqueous composition, and a pre-filled syringe as also provided.

A purified oligosaccharide compound having antithrombotic activity or a mixture of a homologous compound thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method for the mixture, a pharmaceutical composition containing the mixture, and uses thereof serving as an intrinsic factor X-enzyme (Xase) inhibitor in the preparation of drugs for preventing and/or treating thrombotic diseases.

A low-molecular-weight fucosylated glycosaminoglycan (aTFG) containing 2,5-anhydrated talose, alditol, glycosylamine or N-substituted glycosylamine monosaccharide composition thereof, preparation method thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the aTFG, and use thereof for preventing and/or treating thrombotic diseases are provided. The aTFG has potent anticoagulant activity targeting at intrinsic coagulation factor Xase, and inhibiting thrombogenesis, and therefore can be used as drugs for preventing and/or treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Oligosaccharides from bovine milk, whey and dairy products, and methods of producing bovine milk oligosaccharides are provided.

The present invention refers to exopolysaccharide molecules, conditioned media or compositions comprising said molecules or media. Moreover, the present invention refers to use of said exopolysaccharide molecules, conditioned media or compositions as prebiotic, preferably to boost immune system.