IDEA AG - About us

<h1>About us</h1> <p><img src="../../img/common/emini_black_right.gif" width="9" height="11" alt="->"> <a href="index-welcome.html#welcome" >Welcome! </a><br> <img src="../../img/common/emini_black_right.gif" width="9" height="11" alt="->"> <a href="index-company.html#company" >The Company</a> <br> <img src="../../img/common/emini_black_right.gif" width="9" height="11" alt="->"> <a href="index-core-technology.html#core-technology" >Core Technology</a> </p> <h2 align="left"><a name="welcome"></a>Welcome!</h2> <p><img src="../../img/about-us/karin.jpg" width="145" height="193" align="left" hspace="5">Especially in the biotech industry, being first makes all the difference. We have discovered the 'smart carriers' that can cross intact skin and other semi-permeable barriers to transport effectively a wide variety of drugs into the body.</p> <p>Our leadership in the design of self-regulating carrier systems puts us in a position to develop prototypes rapidly and to focus quickly on the best product candidates. Extensive <i>in vivo</i> studies have shown the effectiveness of our proprietary drug delivery technology.</p> <p align="left">The basis of <img src="../../img/common/logo_11pt.gif" height=11 width=21 alt="IDEA">'s proprietary technology is a bio-compatible, highly deformable and self-regulating, water based agent carrier called <a href="../faq/index-transfersome.html" >Transfersome®</a>. <font size=3>The Company developed new product candidates based on such carriers of whom several are in the clinic; the current focus is on dermatological and pain therapeutics. IDEA is testing in the clinic Transfersome® formulations for the targeted transdermal delivery of steroidal or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) for improved safety and higher specificity through Transfersome® mediated delivery. IDEA is also exploring the development of transdermally delivered protein therapeutics as well as transnasal / transdermal vaccination.</font> </p> <h2 align="left"><a name="company"></a>The Company </h2> <p align="left"><img src="../../img/common/logo_11pt.gif" height=11 width=21 alt="IDEA"> is a product-oriented company, founded in 1993 by Prof. Dr. Gregor Cevc from the Technical University of Munich, following his invention of an ultradeformable vesicle (Transfersome®), and the demonstration of its unique drug transporting capabilities. The Company is located in the Munich Technology Centre and employs around 45 highly motivated and skilled people from different nationalities. <img src="../../img/common/logo_11pt.gif" height=11 width=21 alt="IDEA"> is backed by top-tier European and US investors.</p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="executive_board.html" ><b>Executive Board</b></a></td> <td><a href="supervisory_board.html"><b>Supervisory Board</b></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="management.html"><b>Management Team</b></a></td> <td><a href="scientific_advisors.html"><b>Scientific Advisors</b></a></td> </tr> </table> <h2 align="left"><a name="core-technology"></a>Core Technology</h2> <p align="left" style="text-align:justify"><img src="../../img/about-us/img.jpg" width="210" height="157" align="right" hspace="5">Unlike conventional transdermal technologies which disrupt the skin barrier to enable drug passage through the skin <img src="../../img/common/logo_11pt.gif" height=11 width=21 alt="IDEA">'s proprietary drug carriers (Transfersomes®) activate the natural, but normally closed, pathways through the barrier. This only happens for a selected period of time and does not compromise the protective properties of the organ. It is therefore possible to transport various agents either into the skin or through the skin into underlying tissues or the whole body. This offers ample opportunities for pharmaceutical product development and improvement.</p> <p><img src="../../img/common/logo_11pt.gif" height=11 width=21 alt="IDEA"> permanently works on widening and strengthening the scientific basis of its technology. The Company also continuously generates new applications in the field of drug delivery. This includes strategies for improved drug-carrier-association, for better temporal control of drug release and vaccine application, amongst others. The Company has built-up a strong intellectual property base for its technology platform. </p> <p><a href="../index.html"><----</a> | <a href=".././index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('What is special about IDEA?'); return true;">Home</a> | About us | <a href="../corporate_factsheet/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Corporate Factsheet'); return true;">Corporate Factsheet</a> | <a href="../science/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Academic collaborations, publications, etc.'); return true;">Science</a> | <a href="../publications/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Publications'); return true;">Publications</a> | <a href="../product_opportunities/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('IDEA offers better compliance, local drug targeting and patent protection.'); return true;">Product opportunities</a> | <a href="../financial/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Investors and basic financial data.'); return true;">Finance</a> | <a href="../press_releases/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Original texts.'); return true;">Press releases</a> | <a href="../latest_newsletter/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('IDEAS latest newsletter'); return true;">Latest newsletter</a> | <a href="../press_clippings/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('IDEA in the press.'); return true;">Press clippings</a> | <a href="../conferences/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Here you will find many dates where you can meet us and where we can talk...'); return true;">Conferences</a> | <a href="../career/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('We constantly seek best talents and dedication, offering much in return.'); return true;">Career</a> | <a href="../contact/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('We would like to hear from you!'); return true;">Contact</a> | <a href="../faq/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Product bio/acceptability, liposome/Transfersome, ...'); return true;">Scientific FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext(''); return true;">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Get an impression on IDEA!'); return true;">Site Map</a> | <a href="../search/index.html" target="_top" onmouseover="putstattext('Find documents based on keywords!'); return true;">Search</a> |  </p>