Recipients of 2015 Ferring Innovation Grants announced

Ferring Research Institute Inc. today announced the recipients of the 2015 Ferring Innovation Grants. This global program awards each recipient $50,000 to support research in the fields of Reproductive Health, Gastroenterology and/or Urology. This year's winners are:

• Steven Cohn, M.D., Ph.D., University of Virginia, School of Medicine: Immunomodulation of RELMβ as a treatment for IBD
• Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Ph.D., Wayne State University, School of Medicine: A role for exendin-4 in the prevention of preterm birth
• Peter Gray, Ph.D., The Salk Institute for Biological Studies: Targeting Cripto in castration-resistant prostate cancer
• Guiying Nie, Ph.D., Hudson Institute of Medical Research: Improving fertility by targeting a novel uterine barrier for embryo implantation
• Laura Parry, Ph.D., The University of Melbourne: Treatment of vascular dysfunction in preeclampsia

"We are delighted with the response to the 2015 Ferring Innovation Grant initiative and look forward to the outcome of the innovative research being carried out by all of this year's grant awardees" said Keith James, President Ferring Research Institute, Senior Vice President Research & Development.