Researchers at the University of Texas have developed a non-invasive vaccine delivery method that can be administered orally by placing a thin "breath-strip"-like material loaded with antigen. This is achieved by a process of attaching and drying a recombinant vaccine to a biocompatible cellophane-like material, which can be rapidly absorbed upon contact with the tongue or cheek.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), based in Geneva, Switzerland, has released its
annual report, which it ranks the University of Texas System third in the world among
universities for its PCT (international) patent filings in 2011. UT System was surpassed only by the University of California System and MIT, outranking contenders such as the University of Tokyo (#7), Harvard (#10), and Stanford (#13).
Read the PCT Yearly Review at WIPO.int »
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