US Patent Issued to QUORUM INNOVATIONS on Oct. 14 for "Materials and methods for improving immune responses and skin and/or mucosal barrier functions" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,521, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to QUORUM INNOVATIONS INC. (Sarasota, Fla.).

"Materials and methods for improving immune responses and skin and/or mucosal barrier functions" was invented by Eva A. Berkes (Sarasota, Fla.), Nicholas T. Monsul (Sarasota, Fla.) and Frederick T. Boehm (Sarasota, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject invention provides compositions and methods for treating human dermatological conditions by employing a microbiome-centered treatment approach. Preferred embodiments of the invention provide pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions, and the methods of using the same, comprising a strain of Lacto...