Sealantis, which was established in Israel on the basis of technology developed at the Technion, was sold for US$25 million and royalties from future sales to Advanced Medical Solutions Group from England
Sealantis develops medical adhesives based on technology from the Technion, which mimics the mechanism of adhesion of algae to rocks in water. “This is fundamental research inspired by a natural phenomenon that developed into applied technology, was patented and eventually became a product that will enable hundreds of thousands of patients to be treated.”
AMS, the acquiring company, is a manufacturer of innovative and technologically advanced products for the global surgical, wound closure and advanced wound care markets. This is their first acquisition in Israel, and Sealantis will be an innovation center for the multinational group. AMS’s products are sold in more than 75 countries, and the group has more than 600 employees.
Sealantis develops medical device products, based on a proprietary platform of alga-mimetic tissue adhesives, for a variety of applications in surgical adhesion. The company was established under the auspices of the AMIT Institute at the Technion, under the leadership of Prof. Havazelet Bianco-Peled, a world-renowned expert in biomedical polymers, from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Technion.
The company’s present focus is on surgical seals designed to stop bleeding, prevent leakage of digestive tract contents into the abdominal cavity, prevent leakage of spinal fluid, and a variety of other applications.
The leading advantage of the technology is the fact that it is based on a polymer produced from algae, which does not contain proteins, and therefore the risk of infection or allergy is significantly lower than that of competing products produced from animals. The product does not require refrigerated transport and storage, it can be applied by spreading or spraying and is also suitable for use in laparoscopic surgery.
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