US Patent Issued to Nelson Mandela University on June 3 for "Flow synthesis process for the production of oseltamivir" (South African Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,639, issued on June 3, was assigned to Nelson Mandela University (Port Elizabeth, South Africa).

"Flow synthesis process for the production of oseltamivir" was invented by Cloudius Ray Sagandira (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) and Paul Watts (Port Elizabeth, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention provides for a flow synthesis process for producing Oseltamivir and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof from shikimic acid in particular but not exclusively to a flow synthesis process for producing Oseltamivir phosphate from shikimic acid in a nine-step flow synthesis that provides for superior reaction times and pro...