26 Aug2014
First clinical trial for new skin wound-healing compound is a success
Heart research leads to unexpected discovery of a new drug for healing skin ulcers.
by Ashley Wennersherron
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientist Robert Gourdie developed a wound-healing peptide while researching how electrical signals trigger heartbeats. He never imagined that the peptide, ACT1, would prove to heal venous leg ulcers twice as quickly as the current standard of care.
