ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,475, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to QPEX Biopharma Inc. (San Diego).
"Boronic acid derivatives and therapeutic uses thereof" was invented by Scott J. Hecker (Del Mar, Calif.), Raja K. Reddy (San Diego), Tomasz Glinka (Cupertino, Calif.) and Olga Rodny (Mill Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are antimicrobial compounds compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, the method of use and preparation thereof. Some embodiments relate to boronic acid derivatives and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, Beta-lactamase inhibitors (BLIs)."
The patent was filed on April 17, 2024, under Application No. 18...