US Patent Issued to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Southern California on Dec. 23 for "Phosphonate-drug conjugates" (California, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,433, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston) and University of Southern California (Los Angeles).

"Phosphonate-drug conjugates" was invented by Charles E. McKenna (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), Boris A. Kashemirov (Los Angeles), Shuting Sun (Los Angeles), Kim Nguyen (Los Angeles), David Jung (Winchester, Mass.), Michael J. McKenna (Southborough, Mass.), William Sewell (Sherborn, Mass.), Judith Kempfle (Brookline, Mass.), Woo Seok Kang (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and Albert Edge (Brookline, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to drug conjugates useful for localized treatment of ...