7,173,102, titled "Facially Amphiphilic Polymers and Anti-Infective Agents," which claims compositions of matter for facially amphiphilic polymers and oilgomers

Isotechnika Inc., of Edmonton, Alberta, received a notice of allowance for a patent covering composition of matter and methods of use claims for TAFA93, a prodrug of rapamycin

7,115,396, covering composition of matter claims to Adnectins, a class of targeted biologics with applications in therapeutics and diagnostics

7,087,592, covering composition of matter for its purified 2-methoxyestradiol product, Panzem NCD, which is in Phase I and Phase II trials for cancer

7,030,240 B2, which includes claims to the composition of matter, synthesis and use of 5-HT receptor antagonists in physiological conditions associated with serotonin action

6,946,445, relating to a broad range of composition of matter claims, including claims that cover its lead cancer compound, CTCE-9908

Acorda Therapeutics Inc., of Hawthorne, N.Y., received a patent on its neuregulins products, covering compositions of matter for the NRG2 family of growth factors, as well as methods of production for NRG2

The patent covers the composition of matter and use for peptides of five to 22 amino acids in length that consist, in large part, of four specific amino acids

6,861,415, covering both compositions of matter and methods of use for Progenta, in development for the treatment of uterine fibroids and endometriosis

6,818,787 covering the composition of matter of its XP13512 compound and related analogues

6,761,914 titled "Immunogenic Formulations Comprising Oilbodies," covering composition of matter and methods for preparing and administering immunogenic formulations involving antigen-coated plant and oilbodies

6,777,233 covering composition-of-matter claims for the human neural stem cell, including cultures derived from embryonic, fetal, neonatal and adult tissue

6,753,329, with claims for the composition of matter of a family of cell-cycle inhibitors that includes RGB-286199

6,723,700, a composition-of-matter patent for compounds that modulate the family of adhesion molecules known as claudins, which have applications such as enhancing the delivery of drugs to tumors and the inhibition of angiogenesis

6,716,603 titled "Nucleic Acids Encoding a Chloride Channel Protein," covering the composition of matter of the gene for the human calcium-activated chloride channel and methods for producing the encoded protein

6,667,315 covering composition-of-matter claims and compound claims in a series of drugs for cardiovascular and related diseases

6,676,929, granting composition-of-matter claims for the chemical structure of its lead compound, MS-325 (gadofosveset), a contrast agent designed for vascular imaging with magnetic resonance angiography

6,670,344, which grants additional composition-of-matter claims for its lead vascular-targeting compound, Combretastatin A4 Prodrug (CA4P

6,653,485 covering the compositions of matter for a variety of ortho-substituted chiral biaryl phosphine ligands