Medherant
Medherant Ltd is a British pharmaceutical company, based in Coventry. The company is developing over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription transdermal patches for drug delivery.
History
Medherant Ltd was founded as a university spin-off by Professor David Haddleton and the University of Warwick in 2015 for the purpose of commercialisation of a novel drug delivery system. Started as a research project in Haddleton Group at the University of Warwick in 2013, the company has operated at the University of Warwick Science Park since March 2015 after securing an investment from the Mercia Fund Management in 2014 and had received over £15M investment by the end of 2025.[citation needed]
Research
Using its research in polyurea based pressure sensitive adhesives[1] and polymer chemistry, the company is working to introduce transdermal drug delivery patches via the transepidermal route.[2] Medherant's TEPI patch technology aims to provide controlled delivery of the correct dose, and better patient experience. The technology is also designed to be environmentally and economically efficient, requiring no solvents for the fabrication process.[3]
Medherant is currently (2025) in clinical trials with a testosterone for postmenopausal women[4] which has shown excellent results to date.[5] Medherant has also been developing transdermal analgesic patches for pain relief, based on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), e.g. ibuprofen, lidocaine, diclofenac and methyl salicylate.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Efstathiou, Spyridon; Nurumbetov, Gabit; Ross, Andrew; Li, Yongguang; Haddleton, David M. (2024-04-22). "Moisture-cured solvent free silylated poly(ether-urea) pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) for use as skin adhesives for application in transdermal drug delivery (TDD)" (in en). Materials Advances 5 (8): 3396–3410. doi:. ISSN 2633-5409. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/ma/d3ma01104f.
- ↑ "Researchers create World’s first ibuprofen patch - delivering pain relief directly through skin". University of Warwick. https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/researchers_create_world146s/. Retrieved on 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Medherant - About Us". Medherant Ltd. http://www.medherant.co.uk/about-us. Retrieved on 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Menopause testosterone patch to begin trials" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2023-04-03. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-65163981.
- ↑ "Medherant announces positive Phase 1 clinical trial results" warwick.ac.uk. University of Warwick. Retrieved 2025-10-24.