Merrion Pharmaceuticals plc Announces Commencement of Next Stage of Oral Drug Research...

22 Jul 2008 - Merrion Pharmaceuticals today announced the continuation of an oral drug delivery research collaboration programme with Novo Nordisk. This follows on from the completion of several oral feasibility studies combining Merrion's Gastrointestinal Permeation Enhancement Technology (GIPET) oral drug delivery technology with Novo Nordisk compounds. In continuation of this collaboration, Merrion will now complete the development of solid dosage forms with GIPET for additional testing. "We are very pleased to be working on oral versions of Novo Nordisk's compounds. We believe there can be substantial benefit to patients in having oral formulations on these compounds available -- and our GIPET technology has shown the ability to significantly improve the oral delivery of these drugs," John Lynch, Merrion's CEO said. In... [read full story]