Bone Research
Ceremed Awarded Third NIH Grant to Develop Soluble Hemostatic Carriers for Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to the Surgical Site
Published in Drug Week, October 22nd, 2010
Ceremed, Inc. was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, the company's third in a series of grants from the National Institutes of Health to develop a versatile soluble carrier with bone hemostatic properties for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents directly to surgical sites. The recently awarded grant will aid Ceremed in its effort to develop a soluble carrier to topically deliver the antibiotic Vancomycin.
Topical delivery of therapeutics is a valuable tool in securing better patient outcomes, particularly in many common cardiac, orthopedic, spinal, and neurosurgical procedures. Ceremed's anhydrous, soluble, and highly malleable carrier is made...
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Source: Drug Week (2010-10-22)
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