Article: Publication No. WO/2009/132921 Published on Nov. 5, Assigned to Novartis for Spiro-Indole Derivative (Singaporean, Swiss Inventors)

GENEVA, Nov. 11 -- Shi Hua Ang, Seh Yong Leong, Liying Jocelyn Tan, Wei Lin Josephine Wong, Bryan KS Yeung and Bin Zou - all from Singapore, and Philipp Krastel, Switzerland, have developed spiro-indole derivatives for the treatment of parasitic diseases.

The patent has been assigned to Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland.

According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "The invention relates to organic compounds which have interesting pharmaceutical properties. In particular, the compounds are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of infections such as those caused by Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ...

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