IICT’s diabetic wound treatment heads for regulatory pathways
Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has transferred an IND-ready phytopharmaceutical technology, developed from ‘Gymnema sylvestre’, for treating diabetic foot ulcers to a private firm, moving the botanical formulation towards regulatory submissions and clinical evaluation in India and the US.‘Gymnema sylvestre’ is commonly called ‘Gurmar’ or ‘Gudmar’ in Hindi, which means “sugar destroyer”. In…