Archive for March 2020

A dressing that can speed up healing in chronic wounds is undergoing regulatory approval in preparation for its first trial with patients.  The wound dressing, developed with IKC support, is impregnated with collagen fibres and can absorb enzymes released as part of the body’s response to wound healing. These enzymes can aggravate chronic wounds and […]

The IKC’s flexible approach has enabled Dr Jonathan Jeffers to use an unexpected set-back in one surgical innovation to develop an entirely new one.  Dr Jeffers from Imperial College London secured IKC funding to create a novel titanium device to repair joints or correct their alignment. Developed in collaboration with a multinational additive manufacturing company, […]