CORTECS - ANALYSIS OF PATENTING

Cortecs, a young UK-based company with Australian origins, has a growi ng portfolio of patent applications offering worldwide protection for potential products. Fields of particular interest include diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori and other infections, vaccine technology, solubil isation and drug delivery, and enzymes in intracellular signal transdu ction. From information concerning pending patent applications, it see ms that therapeutic targeting is to be an important feature of Cortecs ' future development work.