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Novozymes Wins Product Innovation Award for Biopolymers |
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The 2007 Frost & Sullivan European Product Innovation Award in the field of biopolymers is given to Novozymes for the development of HyaCare®.
The global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan grants the prestigious Product Innovation Award for an innovation that is expected to bring significant contributions to the industry, and Novozymes is given the award for its hyaluronic acid product HyaCare – described by Frost & Sullivan as “a novel, first in class, biosynthetic hyaluronic acid.”
”Frost & Sullivan’s award for innovation is an important recognition for all Novozymes employees involved in HyaCare development and related activities,” says Khadija Schwach-Abdellaoui, Senior R&D Manager of Novozymes Biopolymer in Denmark. “We are very pleased that a consulting company like Frost & Sullivan has honored us with such a prestigious award. Even customers from all over the world congratulate us.”
A lot of opportunities
HyaCare is different from any other hyaluronic acid product on the market. The development of HyaCare is based upon Novozymes’ advanced fermentation know-how and it is produced by the non-pathogenic production strain Bacillus subtilis. This makes HyaCare an extremely safe product without any ingredients derived from animal sources or organic solvents employed in the production and processing stages. These properties make it suitable for use in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
Novozymes is currently collaborating with partners to explore the product’s use in the delivery of anti-cancer drugs, and in tissue engineering applications such as in skin engineering, cartilage repair and bone regeneration. HyaCare is already employed in cosmetics, eye care applications such as eye drops, CLC (contact lens cleaning) solutions, and coating of contact lenses. Other topical medical devices include wound care and dermatology.
Hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronic acid is a polysaccharide (carbohydrate) that occurs naturally in the body. It exists in all mammals, and is identical in all species and tissues. Higher amounts of hyaluronic acid are found in the skin, vitreous body, and connective tissues in the human body.
The most important property is its water binding capacity that furthermore gives structure to tissue and lubricates joints and muscles. It also acts as a shock absorber in the weight bearing joints.
Since hyaluronic acid was discovered in 1934, it has been widely employed in sectors such as personal care, ophthalmology, surgery and wound healing. Quite recently, it has been explored for use as scaffolds in tissue engineering and employed as a novel biomaterial for drug delivery applications.
Source: Novozymes
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