Inventia Skin - Reinventing Skin Regeneration
Inventia Skin — 3D Bioprinting System for Intraoperative Skin Regeneration
Codename: Ligō from the Latin ‘to bind’
Robot that Prints New Skin could Revolutionise Burns Treatment
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Inventia Life Science, world renowned skin surgeon and former Australian of the Year, Professor Fiona Wood, and leading bioprinting researcher, Professor Gordon Wallace, have received two major investments (MTPConnect — BioMedTech Horizons & Medical Research Future Fund — Stem Cell Therapies Mission) to accelerate the development of a robotic device that prints a patient’s own skin cells directly onto a burn or wound.
Inventia Skin’s Ligō robot prints tiny droplets containing patient’s skin cells + biomaterials to speed up the regenerative process and create a new layer of skin where it has been damaged. Ligō uses patented technology developed by Inventia Life Science featured in its RASTRUM™ platform for lab-based medical research and drug discovery.
The technology within Ligō enables rapid and precise delivery of multiple cell types and advanced biomaterials to a wound, providing the potential to recreate functional and aesthetically normal skin. A single procedure — reducing cost, hospital stays and minimising infection risks.
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Aussie startup Inventia could revolutionize skin regeneration with 3D bioprinting robot
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Founded in 2013, Inventia set out to create a bioprinter specifically for medical research. The Inventia team worked with Design + Industry on the RASTRUM™ Technology + Design + Development. In 2019 RASTRUM took out two top awards - winning both the prestigious Good Design Award of the Year + the Best in Class Award for the medical and scientific product category. RASTRUM™ was recognised by Fast Company - Winning the 2020 World Changing Ideas Award (Experimental Category).
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