BizCommunity - 19 Jul 2022
Bio-Gate AG has concluded a contract with a leading multinational medical device manufacturer for the coating of orthopaedic implants in human medicine.
As part of the co-operation and the joint project management, Bio-Gate is responsible for the application engineering and the production of the HyProtect coating and also supports the regulatory approval of the implants.
Infections with multi-resistant germs continue to be a major threat to people worldwide. The number of newly approved, more effective antibiotics has fallen by over 80% since the 1980s, and at the same time the incidence of multi-resistant germs in hospitals has risen massively.
Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks of 700,000 deaths annually in connection with antibiotic-resistant germs. If nothing is done in this context, the WHO predicts 10 million deaths and costs for the health system of €76tn for the year 2050.
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