The €1M consortium will develop the next generation of smart wound care bandages.
Researchers from Tyndall National Institute at UCC; together with researchers from RCSI, University of Medicine and Health Sciences; multinationals DeRoyal Global Healthcare Solutions and Henkel are today launching a €1 million ($1.2 Million US dollars) Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership collaboration to innovate the next generation of compression wound care therapy.
At DeRoyal, we know that working with partners like Tyndall and RCSI increases the resources at hand to lead in creating future solutions. Our combined efforts in developing an intelligent wound compression dressing therapy demonstrates the interconnected value between academic research, clinical industry and government funding.
- Mario Gaztambide, VP of International Sales and Marketing
"The consortium, supported by Bray design consultancy Design Partners, expects to significantly advance the treatment of non-healing chronic wounds through their joint ability to research, develop and deliver futuristic smart wound care technology with integrated intelligence and connectivity."
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Sources: Tyndall National Institute, www.tyndall.ie.