US Patent Issued to NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE on Jan. 13 for "Use of Akkermansia in the treatment of oral diseases" (Dutch, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,421, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE (Valhalla, N.Y.).

"Use of Akkermansia in the treatment of oral diseases" was invented by Salomon Amar (Teaneck, N.J.) and Willem M. deVos (Amsterdam).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the use of Akkermansia and/or fragments thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of oral diseases. In particular, the present invention relates to Akkermansia muciniphila and/or fragments thereof, such as proteins and secreted molecules, for use in treating and/or preventing oral diseases."

The patent was filed on Feb. 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/581,...