The New Polymer Drugs--They're Not Just for Delivery Anymore
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Polymers have long been useful as critical components in delivering or stabilizing a variety of medicines. Now a small band of companies that includes Genzyme, Ilypsa and Midway Pharmaceuticals is going one step further: they are designing polymers that aren't just inert drug delivery vehicles, but are themselves therapeutic agents.