Colon Diseases

Mayo Clinic Receives Patents From Procter & Gamble to Develop Drug Delivery Vehicle

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 15th, 2002

Procter & Gamble (PG) has donated its patented colonic delivery technology to the Mayo Clinic, which is now better positioned to develop a new type of capsule that shows promise in more effectively delivering medications to treat colon diseases.

Along with seven patents, Procter & Gamble is donating all associated intellectual property to Mayo. As the sole new owners of the technology, Mayo will benefit from all future revenues after the technology is further developed, tested and commercialized.

"We are pleased that Mayo Clinic's international reputation as a leader in the area of lower gastrointestinal (GI) disease research has been affirmed by...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-01-15)

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