Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Systems And Methods For Generating Repurposing Drug Candidates For Target Diseases' Filed by Tata Consultancy Services Limited

MUMBAI, India, April 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202421075240 A) filed by Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Maharashtra, on Oct. 4, 2024, for 'systems and methods for generating repurposing drug candidates for target diseases.'

Inventor(s) include Ramamurthi, Narayanan; Das, Shyam Sundar; and Ranjan, Pritish.

The application for the patent was published on April 10, under issue no. 15/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Development of a new drug molecule on average requires an expenditure of US$2-3 billion and a duration of at least 13-15 years. Subsequently, repurposing the existing drugs outside the scope of the original medical indications, has attrac...