The patch, which looks like a plaster, has been used by plastic surgeons and dermatologists and is available for public sale. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Local firm RNAscence Biotech has developed a first-of-its-kind skin patch that reduces the appearance of scars. The patch, which looks like a plaster, has been used by plastic surgeons and dermatologists and is now available for public sale.
Prof Tey, who is the clinical director at the National Healthcare Group’s Centre for Medical Technologies and Innovations and the co-director of the Skin Research Programme at Nanyang Technological University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, said the patch works by delivering RNA-based active nanoparticles into the skin through bio-dissolvable microneedles.
It also aims to take the research into RNA-based active nanoparticles further. Next up is using the technology in a skin patch or cream to target eczema, he said. Sited at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine campus, co11ab is the first biomedtech incubator in Singapore to be embedded in a healthcare precinct, within easy reach of hospitals, national specialty healthcare centres and research institutions. This allows the start-ups to tap into the clinical and research expertise there.
There is also LambdaGen Therapeutics, which aims to provide off-the-shelf immunotherapies derived from stem cells. FormaCyte Therapeutics, meanwhile, has developed a cellular “implant” made up of insulin-secreting cells for effective diabetes management. And HeHealth has an AI platform that can help a man detect if he has a sexually transmitted disease.
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