ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,216, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to ARIVIN THERAPEUTICS OY (Helsinki).
"Combinatory treatment" was invented by Christopher Jonkergouw (Aalto, Finland), Ekaterina Osmekhina (Aalto, Finland), Markus Linder (Aalto, Finland), Katarzyna Leskinen (Helsingin Yiopisto, Finland) and Paivi Saavalainen (Helsingin Yiopisto, Finland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to use of a macrocyclic cavity-containing compound sensitizing a microbe towards an antimicrobial agent. The invention also relates to use of a macrocyclic cavity-containing compound in reducing the amount of an antimicrobial agent needed to prevent or inhibi...