Zars Inc. aims to increase the effectiveness of transdermal drug delivery with its self-activated heated patch system called CHADD (controlled heat-aided drug delivery). CHADD works through oxidation and can be used to pulse, increase or decrease the amount of drug in the bloodstream. The company's initial market focus is pain management.
If past performance is any indication, the future looks bright for Zars Inc. It is the fourth company founded and led by Larry Rigby, whose previous start-ups, CardioPulmonics Inc. (now InnerDyne Inc. ), Alton Dean Medical, and MicroJect Corp. (see IN VIVO, July 1997 [A#1997800145) all had successful exits.
This time, Rigby and his colleagues at Zars aim to increase the effectiveness of transdermal drug delivery using a self-activated...
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