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A targeting vector is combined with the drug, either through a direct linkage or by encapsulation. "The purpose of the targeting vector is to concentrate the drug in a particular region of the GI tract or to have that targeting vector be associated with a transporter in the gut," Goal is the oral delivery of vaccines. "Although [oral delivery] is very challenging, by using the technology in the vaccine area--where the amount of drug that one would actually have to deliver is considerably less than what you'd require for a therapeutic application--we increase the likelihood that we will be able to develop commercially viable products
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