June 2020 Press releases
Bio-Gate signs cooperation agreement with Aesculap AG for coating revision implants
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- HyProtectTM-Focus on the antimicrobial coating of revision implants for knee and hip care in human medicine
- Aesculap can start the regulatory approval process for certain implants
- Broad international scope of cooperation
Nürnberg, 24. Juni 2020 – Bio-Gate AG (ISIN DE000BGAG981), one of the world’s leading providers of innovative technologies and individual solutions for health and hygiene, has signed an extensive cooperation agreement with Aesculap AG, one of the world’s leading suppliers of implants, and a subsidiary of B. Braun, for the antimicrobial coating of revision implants for knee and hip systems. The agreement also includes an option for using the HyProtectTM coating technology in other application areas.
The cooperation agreement is internationally oriented and is based on several years of trustworthy collaboration between Bio-Gate and Aesculap on various coating projects. In recent years, the companies have successfully worked together on several studies. This includes an already published osseointegration study, in which the healing process of the bone ingrowth in implants in human bone was investigated. Over the course of the study, the HyProtectTM coating demonstrated a very good bone ingrowth performance.
The basis for this cooperation was the successful completion of the preliminary development project for the application of the HyProtectTM coating on Aesculap implants. After completion of regulatory approvals, Bio-Gate will coat Aesculap’s implants. The cooperation agreement will contribute a significant growth to Bio-Gate’s coating business.
To date, over 60 single patient human cases have been successfully completed – validating the high antimicrobial effectiveness and quality of Bio-Gate’s coating. The implants were primarily used in orthopedic revision surgeries for patients with a high risk of infection. In all cases to date, the patients have remained free of infection. This is crucial for the healing process in these patient groups since re-infections can lead to amputations or even have life-threatening consequences. Further clinical studies to confirm the clinical evidence are planned.
Besides human medicine, Bio-Gate is also actively coating veterinary implants. In recent years, more than 60,000 dogs have been successfully treated with antimicrobial HyProtectTM coated implants. The overall infection rate was merely less than 0.4 percent. In normal practice, infection rates of up to 20 percent are not uncommon.
Similarly, one key focus of the cooperation partners is to significantly reduce the risk of infection for patients. With the finalized agreement in place, Aesculap can already now start the approval process for certain implants.
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Contacts:
Bio-Gate AG / Neumeyerstr. 28-34 /D-90411 Nuremberg
www.bio-gate.de
Gerd Rückel
rikutis consulting
gr@rikutis.de
presse@bio-gate.de
Phone +49 (0) 6172 807309
Mobile +49 (0)152 34221966
Aesculap AG / Am Aesculap Platz / D-78532 Tuttlingen
www.bbraun.de
Felicitas Janßen
presse@aesculap.de
Tel. +49 (0) 7461 95-1082
About Aesculap:
Aesculap is a partner for surgical and interventional treatment concepts in inpatient and outpatient care. Aesculap focuses on the following therapeutic areas: abdominal surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, spine surgery, neurosurgery, interventional vascular therapy and sterile goods management. Since 1976, Aesculap belongs to the B. Braun Group and is thus part of a family-run group with 64,000 employees in 64 countries. B. Braun is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceutical products and services. Through constructive dialog, B. Braun develops high quality product systems and services that are both evolving and progressive – and in turn improves people’s health around the world.
About Bio-Gate AG
Bio-Gate AG is a medical technology company that develops and markets applications which use unique silver technology to help prevent infections and thus to improve health. Bio-Gate AG’s specialty is using pure silver to treat materials and surfaces that are used in all areas of daily life – thus providing long-term and medically effective protection against bacteria, microorganisms and other pathogens. Bio-Gate AG works in three fields to supply a variety of products that provide antimicrobial protection: material enhancement, surface coatings and testing the antimicrobial or anti-adhesive properties of materials. The Nuremberg-based company offers systems that stretch across the entire value chain, from development to approval to production. For more information, please visit www.bio-gate.de.
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