A meeting at an Open Innovation Seminar in Israel led to Izun Pharmaceuticals and Boots joining forces to transform the treatment of mouth ulcers. This has resulted in a muco-adhesive disk that forms a protective layer over mouth ulcers, providing rapid pain relief, physically stopping any sensitisation and promoting healing.

As a pure research and development company Izun Pharmaceutical had already passed prototype stage and had evidenced its claims in a randomized controlled trial. The company had started to look at bringing the product to market, producing mock-ups of the intended packaging and artwork.

Our team at Boots Centre for Innovation saw great potential in this clinically proven technology which is altogether unlike anything else on the market. We worked closely with Izun for nearly two years to launch the Boots Pharmaceuticals Mouth Ulcer Patch. It hit the shelves in September 2010 and is now available in a pack containing six patches.