Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TONL20250207010
- Term of Validity
- 7 February 2025 - 7 February 2026
- Company's Country
- Netherlands
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A Dutch medtech start-up is looking to join a consortium for a IHI 9th Call (SO2) application to improve a new natural, hydrogel-based gastric device. The additional partners should be active in 3D printing (DLP, SLA or extrusion), preferably for natural or synthetic polymers and have access to tensile + pressure testers. Additionally, expertise in encapsulation and/or coating technology would be a pre. Proposal submission for the call deadline is. A research cooperation agreement is foreseen.
- Full Description
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A Dutch medtech start-up is specialized in the development of innovative biomedical solutions for treatment of obesity and chronic diseases and recently developed a food-based, self-inflating and digestible gastric balloon, which you take as a pill under guidance of a professional.
Obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. Gastric bypass and other gastric surgeries, which are the most successful treatment options, shrink stomach volume with surgical modification.
In a similar manner gastric space filling with gastric balloons shrinks stomach volume. It is anticipated that further clinical studies will demonstrate that the balloon after expanding in the acid environment of the stomach provides benefits similar to the results seen with bariatric surgery or existing gastric balloons, but without the need for trained surgeons and other advanced medical knowledge and facilities.
For a IHI 9th Call (SO2) call the company is looking for R&D partners:
- Partners who can help to work with 3D printing (DLP, SLA or extrusion) in the manufacturing process. Experience with
production lines for medical devices and GMP processes are a pre. Experience with preferably natural or synthetic
polymers. Access to tensile + pressure testing equipment.
- Additionally, expertise in encapsulation and/or coating technology would be a pre.
The company would be interested to join a consortium to submit a proposal before the deadline of 29/04/2025.
A research cooperation is foreseen. - Advantages and Innovations
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Gastric space filling with gastric balloons shrinks stomach volume. It is anticipated that further clinical studies will demonstrate that the balloon after expanding in the acid environment of
the stomach provides benefits similar to the results seen with bariatric surgery or existing gastric balloons, but without the need for trained surgeons and other advanced medical knowledge and facilities. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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- Partners who can help to work with 3D printing (DLP, SLA or extrusion) in the manufacturing process. Experience with production lines for medical devices and GMP processes are a pre. Experience with preferably for natural or synthetic polymers. Access to tensile + pressure testing equipment.
- Additionally, expertise in encapsulation and/or coating technology would be a pre. - Stage of Development
- Under development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- IPR status
- IPR applied but not yet granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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- Partners who can help to work with 3D printing (DLP, SLA or extrusion) in the manufacturing process. Experience with production lines for medical devices and GMP processes are a pre. Experience with preferably for natural or synthetic
polymers. Access to tensile + pressure testing equipment.
- Additionally, expertise in encapsulation and/or coating technology would be a pre. - Type and Size of Partner
- University
- SME <=10
- R&D Institution
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- Other
- SME 11-49
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 06001024 - Medical Biomaterials
- Market keywords
- 05003001 - Therapeutic services
- Sector Groups Involved
- Health
- Energy-Intensive Industries
- Targeted countries
- Afghanistan
- Aland Islands
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Territory
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe