NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: PRW), a company “Advancing Drugs Through Glycoscience®", today announced it has entered into a research collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) to evaluate its leading compound, DAVANAT®, with chemotherapy drugs. UML has leading edge capabilities in nanotechnology and polymer characterization. Pro-Pharmaceuticals is engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of carbohydrate-based therapeutic compounds for advanced treatment of cancer, liver, microbial, cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, and viral infections.