Patent 9981030 was granted and assigned to Academia Sinica on May, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Described herein are synthetic glycan conjugates comprising a carrier and a glycan moiety derived from Neisseria meningitidis, wherein the glycan moiety is covalently linked to the carrier through a linker. Also provided herein are a mixture of the glycan conjugates thereof, immmunogenic compositions thereof, and kits thereof. The invention further provides methods of using the synthetic glycan conjugates and immunogenic compositions thereof to treat and/or reduce the risk of infectious diseases such as bacterial infections.