Transforming tissue repair: ‘out-of-the-bag’ elastic meshes that accelerate wound repair (360G-Wellcome-103328_Z_13_Z)
Professor Anthony Weiss, University of Sydney, and collaborator Dr Rob Daniels of Elastagen, are developing a novel product to repair full thickness skin wounds arising from injury, surgery or disease. The product being developed is a mesh produced from elastin, a protein naturally present in the skin as fibres which are responsible for the skin's elastic properties.Elastin also plays an important role in the regeneration of skin tissue following injury; however, as we age our bodies lose the ability to produce sufficient elastin to support this repair process. Through this Wellcome Trust sponsored research and development program the elastin mesh product is being refined to optimise its physical and biological properties and its safety and efficacy will be evaluated in preclinical models.
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Grant Details
| Amount Awarded | 500000 |
| Applicant Surname | Weiss |
| Approval Committee | Translation Fund Committee |
| Award Date | 2014-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Financial Year | 2013/14 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Translation Fund |
| Internal ID | 103328/Z/13/Z |
| Lead Applicant | Prof Anthony Weiss |
| Partnership Value | 500000 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2016-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2014-10-20T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Recipient Org: Country | Australia |
| Region | International |