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(43) Date of publication: 06.01.2010 Bulletin 2010/01 (21) Application number: 07776368.8 (22) Date of filing: 27.04.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 38/00(2006.01) A61K 38/27(2006.01) A61K 38/30(2006.01) A61K 38/29(2006.01) A61K 38/23(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/010267 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/133618 (06.11.2008 Gazette 2008/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicants: Unigene Laboratories, Inc. Boonton NJ 07005 (US) Yale University New Haven, CT 06511 (US)	(72) Inventors: VIGNERY, Agnes Branford, Connecticut 06405 (US) MEHTA, Nozer, M. Randolph, New Jersey 07869 (US) GILLIGAN, James, P. Union, New Jersey 07083 (US) MURPHY, Kieran, P. Baltimore, Maryland 21210 (US) (74) Representative: Carpintero Lopez, Francisco et al Herrero & Asociados, S.L. Alcalá 35 28014 Madrid 28014 Madrid (ES)