Medicine to replace injections

January 3, 2014 Agencies
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Oramed Pharmaceuticals a developer of oral drug delivery systems with its R & D based in Jerusalem has announced that it has received Notices of Allowance from the Israel and Australian Patent Offices.

OramedThe patent entitled, “Methods and Compositions for Oral Administrations of Proteins” covers a core concept of the company’s technology for the oral delivery of drugs and vaccines currently delivered via injection. The allowance in Israel marks the second from the Israel Patent Office in the past 30 days. Additionally, this is Oramed’s second Australian patent allowance, following the grant of a different patent in May 2012. The patent has also been approved inJapan, China, Russia, and New Zealand.

Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs and vaccines currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery (POD[TM]) technology is based on over 30 years of research by top research scientists at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule (ORMD-0801) currently in Phase 2 clinical trials on patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and with its oral exenatide capsule (ORMD-0901; a GLP-1 analog), with trials underway. Oramed is also moving forward with clinical trials of ORMD-0801 for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company’s corporate and R&D headquarters are based in Jerusalem.

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