Lisa Krugner-Higby, chief scientific officer of Plumb Pharmaceuticals, makes initial preparations for the company's extended-release formulation of naltrexone. Krugner-Higby and Timothy Heath, chief technical officer, founded Plumb Pharmaceuticals, which is developing the drug delivery method to aid recovering drug addicts.
Through liposomal technology, Plumb Pharmaceutical's founders believe their method of drug delivery -- which would be injected just beneath the skin -- could treat a patient for up to four months at a time.
While Plumb Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing its method for opioid addiction treatment medications, the founders believe it could be used for other medications as well.
The founding idea of a startup isn’t always the one that sticks. In the case of Madison-based Plumb Pharmaceuticals, the original intent was to develop a long-term pain management treatment for animals.
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Starting Up features young area companies as they try to bring their big ideas to the world. Contact reporter Shelley K. Mesch at smesch@madison.com or 608-252-6143 with suggestions.
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“If we want to create the kinds of high-growth companies with high-paying employment, we need to have venture capital,” the head of one ventur…
Lisa Krugner-Higby, chief scientific officer of Plumb Pharmaceuticals, makes initial preparations for the company's extended-release formulation of naltrexone. Krugner-Higby and Timothy Heath, chief technical officer, founded Plumb Pharmaceuticals, which is developing the drug delivery method to aid recovering drug addicts.
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