TSRL has an active research program covering a wide range of current and interesting topics related to oral and parenteral drug delivery.  Listed below are selected patents describing work that we have undertaken in our laboratories and those of our collaborators.

Issued Patents

7,511,051 – Cidofovir Peptide Conjugates as Prodrugs.  Issued March 13, 2009.

7,176,185 – Short Peptide Carrier System for Cellular Delivery of Agent.  Issued   February 13, 2007

6,669,954 – Controlled Release of Drugs. Issued December 30, 2003

6,207,191 – Multi-stage Drug Delivery System. Issued March 27, 2001

6,153,592 – Enhancing the Bioavailability of Proteolytically Labile Therapeutic Agents. Issued November 28, 2000

6,048,551 – Microsphere Encapsulation of Gene Transfer Vectors. Issued April 11, 2000

5,993,858 – Method and Formulation for Increasing the Bioavailability of Poorly Water-soluble Drugs. Issued November 30, 1999

5,976,571 – Method for Making a Multi-stage Drug Delivery System. Issued November 2, 1999

5,851,275 – Water Soluble Pharmaceutical Coating and Method for Producing Coated Pharmaceuticals. Issued December 22, 1998

5,834,022 - Water Soluble Pharmaceutical Coating and Method for Producing Coated Pharmaceuticals. Issued November 10, 1998

5,686,133 – Water Soluble Pharmaceutical Coating and Method for Producing Coated Pharmaceuticals. Issued November 11, 1997

5,674,530 – Method for Making a Multi-stage Drug Delivery System. Issued October 7, 1997

5,569,452 – Pharmaceutical Formulation Having Enhanced Bile Acid Binding Affinity. Issued October 29, 1996

5,387,421 – Multi-stage Drug Delivery System. Issued February 7, 1995

5,229,131 – Pulsatile Drug Delivery System. Issued July 20, 1993