Licensing Opportunity from the University of Rhode Island Phospholipids Having Antimicrobial Activity With or Without the Presence of Antimicrobials Description of Invention: A pharmaceutical formulation for stimulating growth of Gram-positive Bacilli and increasing the acidity in vagina comprises sucrose and/or maltose, optionally with other sugars, viscous base, and anti-fungal and/or anti-bacterial agents. Potential Areas of Application: 1) Phospholipids are used as carriers of various medically active substances and serve either as vesicles for the slow release of, e.g., an antibiotic, or as coating agents for protecting an active substance from, e.g., acid degradation in the stomach. Main Advantages of Invention: 1) This is the first time that phospholipids have been used as antimicrobials or as enhancers of antimicrobial activity. Lead Inventor: Paul Cohen et al, CELS Status: US Patent application 09/196,354 filed November 19, 1998 issued as US patent 6,165,997 on December 26, 2000 Phospholipids Antimicrobial USPTO Website Link Publications (with links): Category: Biological, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences Licensing Status: Available for licensing Reference #:3461 Please contact David R. Sadowski or Raymond Walsh - Division of Research & Economic Development, University of Rhode Island, 75 Lower College Rd. Suite 001, Kingston, RI 02881; 401-874-4807 or Fax 401-874-7832 http://www.uri.edu/research/tro/executive/sadowski.html Rev. 01-14-10