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Wellingon Gold Awards 2011
Gold Awards 2011
The awards ceremony was held on 18 May and, yet again, it was a fantastic celebration of Wellington regional businesses.
Gibson Sheat congratulates all the finalists and winners in each category. The supreme winner was also the winner in our sponsored category. Great big congratulations to Mesynthes.
DISCOVERING GOLD recent research & development projects - in association with GIBSON SHEAT
OUR 2011 FINALISTS WERE:
- BENEATH THE WAVES by NIWA – cutting edge submarine charts of our waters.
- DOUBLEECO – eco-friendly corrugated cardboard pallets and bins for exporters
- GASIFIER by CRL Energy – a compact fluid bed gasifier system
- VOLPARA by Matakina Technology – an FDA approved total breast composition & assessment system
2011 WINNER (and overall supreme winner):
ENDOFORM by Mesynthes – a high-tech strong, shelf-stable tissue substitute
Mesynthes is a regenerative medicine company developing cutting-edge products for wound and tissue repair.
Endoform Dermal Template™ provides a new biologic template for tissue regeneration in the treatment of chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers. Endoform provides a unique mix of biologic macromolecules that actively promote cell proliferation and blood vessel formation to improve wound healing. Over time, Endoform is completely replaced by the patient’s own tissue.
Mesynthes has achieved FDA marketing clearance for Endoform Dermal Template which paves the way for commercial launch into the US dermal market and establishes our Endoform platform as a new medical biomaterial for tissue repair and reconstruction.
