US Patent Issued to PHI THERAPEUTICS on March 17 for "Compositions comprising Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophages for treating acne" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,024, issued on March 17, was assigned to PHI THERAPEUTICS INC. (San Francisco).

"Compositions comprising Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophages for treating acne" was invented by Yug Varma (San Francisco) and Nancy Van Prooyen (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are, inter alia, compositions, systems, and methods for preventing or treating acne. Included are compositions, combinations, systems, and methods comprising at least one Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophage, at least one anti-acne compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also included are compositions, combinations, and systems compris...