Conlis Global is a Canada-based biotechnology company that helps to bring products from the R&D stage to the market.
The MoU was signed by Tarun Gupta, dean of resources and development, IIT Kanpur, and Sumrita Bhat, CEO, Conlis Global at IIT Kanpur in the presence of S. Ganesh, director, IIT Kanpur, and Ankush Sharma, professor in-charge, Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur, among others, the institute said in a statement on Thursday.
Ganesh said, “The licensing of this technology developed in-house that promotes bone healing and regeneration to Conlis Global is yet another significant milestone in the R&D endeavour of the institute…This innovative technology is a prime example of how we can make a real difference.”
Bhat said the partnership with the premier engineering institute represents a significant step forward in treating bone and joint disorders. “We look forward to taking this to market to benefit patients worldwide.”
Gupta termed the MoU signing as “an important landmark in our efforts to build a bridge between research & development and taking a product from the lab to the commercial stage and into the market.”IIT Kanpur’s ‘Nano Hydroxyapatite-based Porous Polymer Composite Scaffolds for Bioactive Molecule Delivery in Musculoskeletal Regeneration’ technology has been developed by Ashok Kumar and his team from the department of biological sciences & bioengineering.Kumar said, “The technology facilitates bone regeneration in a biocompatible manner by acting as a carrier for bone-active biomolecules, delivering them directly to the site of an implant. The material is a promising approach for reconstructing and repairing bone defects while addressing the drawbacks and complications associated with technologies that are available in the market at present.”
The novel ‘Nano Hydroxyapatite-based Porous Composite Scaffolds’ is biodegradable and has osteoinductive (bone healing process) and osteopromotive (material for new bone growth) properties for bone regeneration. “They are highly biocompatible resulting in good cell material interaction with osteoblast cells (cells responsible for mineralization of bone during bone formation and bone remodelling),” Kumar said.
“These functionalised scaffolds can be used as fillers in large size bone defects, without compromising the connectivity and structural defects, oxygen and blood circulation thereby enhancing tissue formation, mineralisation, and rapid defect healing,” he added.The MoU was signed by Tarun Gupta, dean of resources and development, IIT Kanpur, and Sumrita Bhat, CEO, Conlis Global at IIT Kanpur in the presence of S. Ganesh, director, IIT Kanpur, and Ankush Sharma, professor in-charge, Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur, among others, the institute said in a statement on Thursday.
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