WAALRE, Netherlands,
Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IME
Medical Electrospinning, a global leader in electrospun medical
devices, today announced that it has entered into a collaboration
with Dutch medical device company STENTiT, to join forces in the
further development and production of regenerative endovascular
support grafts (see
video). These resorbable fibrous implants hold the
promise to rebuild a new blood vessel inside the existing artery,
by exploiting the natural healing response of the body.
IME's technological solutions enable the manufacturing of
innovative devices like STENTiT's endovascular support grafts,
which are aimed to mimic the natural human extracellular matrix for
implants in the human body in nanometer and micrometer format.
Human cells rebuild these matrices leading to new body tissue. This
is in contrast to implants of traditional structures, which are
seen as foreign and therefore can lead to scar tissue formation or
rejection phenomena.
STENTiT is an emerging player in the field of regenerative
medical devices, offering a breakthrough solution for
cardiovascular interventions developing first-of-its-kind
regenerative endovascular blood vessel implants. Using a
catheter-based approach, it provides the ability to restore the
artery without the need for an invasive surgical intervention. The
aim is to ultimately restore the affected artery from the
inside-out to provide a life-lasting solution.
Bart Sanders, CEO of STENTiT,
says:
"We are thrilled to join forces with IME Medical
Electrospinning to further optimize our fibrillated endovascular
implants. IME is a highly innovative and leading company in the
field of Medical Electrospinning, for which I'm confident that
together we will spur the development of a superior and
reproducible product, while getting STENTiT ready to
scale."
Judith Heikoop, CEO of IME
Medical Electrospinning, adds:
"We are extremely proud to have been able to
expand our collaborations with such a promising company
like STENTiT. IME Medical Electrospinning develops medical
devices in close collaboration with an ever-growing portfolio of
customers and partners worldwide within the industry, the
scientific environment, hospitals and medical institutes. This
collaboration is testimony to our strategic goal to become a
trusted partner worldwide in co-developing electrospun medical
devices that will cause a revolution in the industry and will
enable tissue rebuilding."
IME has set the worldwide standard in the co-development and
production of scalable and reproducible nanometer and micrometer
scaffolds that enable scientists to develop medical implants
helping the human body to repair itself, such as heart valves,
blood vessels, nerves, tendons, skin and bone. IME operates a brand
new high-end GMP Laboratory and set of cleanrooms. With this the
company is able to not only develop and manufacture its top-end
proprietary electrospinning machines, but to also produce the
actual scaffolds for the intended medical implants for their
customers. The cleanroom facilities enable the production of Class
I, II and III medical devices.
About Medical Electrospinning
Applying specific polymers, IME's advanced equipment creates
fiber-based medical device solutions that mimic the natural human
extracellular matrix in nanometer and micrometer format for
implants and membranes in the human body. Human cells recognize
these artificial matrices (scaffolds) as the body's own,
facilitating the repair of the damaged tissue for heart valves,
blood vessels, nerves, tendons, skin and bone etc. This is in
contrast to implants and membranes of traditional structures, which
are seen as foreign and therefore can lead to scar tissue or
rejection phenomena. The MediSpinä XL platform has been
developed specifically for MedTech industrial manufacturing of
medical devices and is now also suitable for pharmaceutical drug
delivery applications and ensures firm control over the crucial
parameters of the electrospinning process, leading to reproducible
and consistent end-products.
About STENTiT
STENTiT is a medical device spin-off company from Dutch
Eindhoven University of Technology, focusing on the development of
regenerative endovascular implants. These devices trigger a natural
healing response by the circulating blood cells, in which the
implant is being rebuilt with new vascular tissue while safely
dissolving over time.
Since the establishment of the company in 2017, STENTiT has
received broad international recognition and awards for its
high-potential approach, covering world leading stages. As the
company is currently going through the next translational phases,
STENTiT is on its way to fulfill its ambition to become the new
standard in endovascular treatment, providing a life-lasting
solution for millions of patients around the world.
For more info, please visit www.stentit.com
About IME Medical Electrospinning
For over ten years, IME Medical Electrospinning has been a
leading player in the field of developing and implementing
electrospinning processes and equipment for the manufacturing of
medical devices for (regenerative) medicine and drug delivery.
Electrospinning is a flexible process for producing extremely thin
fibers and structures that have excellent properties to help
regenerate human tissue. IME Medical Electrospinning has developed
a unique set of innovations in electrospinning technology for the
reproducible and scalable production of electrospun material under
tightly controlled conditions required for the MedTech and Pharma
market. Customers and scientific partners include the MedTech and
Pharma industry, scientists and health institutions.
More information available
at www.ime-electrospinning.com
For further inquiries:
IME Medical Electrospinning, Waalre, The Netherlands
Judith Heikoop
M.Sc. Ph.D.
T: +31 40 28 27 956
E: j.heikoop@ime-electrospinning.com
STENTiT, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
Bart Sanders M.Sc. Ph.D.
T: +31 40 24 72 445
E: b.sanders@stentit.com
For media:
LifeSpring Life Sciences Communication, Amsterdam
Léon Melens
T: +31 6 538 16 427
E: lmelens@lifelspring.nl
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