Leiras Oy offers technology for drug delivery

14 April 2002

Finnish firm Leiras Oy, part of Germany's Schering AG and manufacturerof the number one Finnish pharmaceutical export, the contraceptive Mirena, is set to offer pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies its proprietary polymer-based drug delivery technology DELVIVO.

International biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies that require a fresh, long-term method of administration for active pharmaceutical ingredients are regarded as potential users for this system. Through use of DELVIVO, active ingredients of drugs can be released over a long period of time, at an even rate, into the body. This technology can be used for both short and long-term drug therapy requiring sustained, constant drug delivery.

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