ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,420, issued on March 18, was assigned to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Philadelphia).

"Soy-derived bioactive peptides for use in compositions and methods for wound healing, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine" was invented by Peter I. Lelkes (Cherry Hill, N.J.), Yah-el H. Har-el (Philadelphia), Cezary Marcinkiewicz (King of Prussia, Pa.), Philip Lazarovici (Jerusalem), Sogol Moaiyed Baharlou (Philadelphia) and Jonathan A. Gerstenhaber (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods for the promotion of wound healing and tissue regeneration are described. The composi...