Off-the-Shelf “Human” Tissue for Reconstructing Urethra Narrowing: Dr. Eva-Maria Balet, Regenosca

It is not human tissue, i.e., it doesn’t come from a human but it is recognized by the body and well-tolerated. In effect, patients undergoing urethral stricture reconstruction have better recovery and less pain. In this episode, you will hear aboutregenerative medicineurethral stricture symptomsa scaffold that attracts the patients’ own cells surrounding the removed tissue and stimulates regenerationhow it dissolves itself, when the job is done My guest, Dr. Eva-Maria Balet, is a co-founder and CEO of Regenosca. She’s a biotechnologist with a PhD in Life Sciences from EPFL, a public research university in Lausanne. She has focused her research on scaffold design. Regenosca is a Swiss startup developing TissueSpan mesh – a technology platform to create regenerative, off-the-shelf meshes for soft tissue repair. Their first indication is urethral stricture – first-in-human implantations show shorter surgery time and less pain for patients. Here’s more about them, https://www.regenosca.com/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 Dr. Eva-Maria Balet and Regenosca 00:01:18 Bridge That Helps Tissue Healing 00:02:49 Innovation Behind the Scenes 00:05:03 Urethra Reconstruction: Gold Standard 00:07:05 What Is Urethral Stricture 00:12:50 Collagen-Based Scaffold for Urethra Narrowing Reconstruction 00:16:34 How Does TissueSpan Mesh Work 00:22:18 First-In-Men Studies in Malaysia 00:31:32 Planning the Startup Growth 00:44:35 Thank You, Follow Regenosca 00:45:05 Follow X-Health.show, Disclaimer If you"ve enjoyed listening, you"ll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review. The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex"s or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.