[ExI] Finally--inject-a-tan upcoming phase-3 testing

[PJ Manney]

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> "Suntan coming soon in a syringe near you"
> A DRUG that could give a suntan via an injection
> is a step closer to hitting the market after
> European authorities granted it a special status to speed up its development.
>
> The drug, CUV1647, triggers the production of
> melanin, giving colour to the skin for 60 days
> after a capsule, the size of a rice grain, is injected.

I've been following this stuff for a long time.  It's even mentioned in my book.

The company used to call it "Epitan" or "Melanotan I"

http://www.clinuvel.com/en/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanotan
http://www.ausbiotech.org/directory/details.asp?companyid=%7B617195E8-FB6B-4479-B4F0-8D4490172DD1%7D&returntourl=%2Fdirectory%2Falphabeticalindex.asp

and as soon as it's proven safe and effective, I think my son and I
will be the first in line.  He's a classic freckle-faced "ginger
kid"...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Kids
http://www.gingerkids.org/index.html

...and he's sick of it, but mostly just sick of wearing sunblock all
the time and little old ladies going gaga over his hair. (South Park's
brilliant humiliation, which we both think is funny as hell, not
withstanding)

PJ