Patient-Friendly Oral Dosage Forms for Living Biological Therapeutics
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Organization
UNC - Chapel Hill
Award Date
Award Amount
20,000
Program Name
Flash Grant
Program Category
Research and Equipment Support
Principal Investigator
Kristy Ainslie
Fiscal Year
2021
Region
Research Triangle
Project Description:
Researchers at UNC- Chapel Hill will develop a new patient-friendly dosage delivery method for oral administration of therapeutic microbes to treat gastrointestinal diseases. The delivery design will accommodate the strict storage requirements of the microbes while allowing them to be taken by patients at home.