NANO2021 NFR Program: Norwegian Research Council Funds AlgiPharma Consortium 9.750.000 NOK for advanced wound healing applications

AlgiPharma is part of a multi-disciplinary consortium that has been awarded funding from the Research Council of Norway (NANO2021 programme). The Research project called NanoHeal, led by the Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI), includes a range of international partners (NTNU, Faculty of medicine, Cardiff University, Swansea University and Lund University) investigating bio-compatible cellulose nanostructures for advanced wound healing applications.

For further information, please contact:
Philip D. Rye R&D Director; phil.rye@algipharma.com

October 2012

BIOTEK 2021 Funding Success 4.000.000 NOK

AlgiPharma together with FMC Biopolymer and SINTEF are part of the award winning research consortium co-ordinated by Dr. Gudmund Skjaak-Braek at the Norwegian National Biotechnology Institute (NTNU). AlgiPharma will receive four million Norwegian kroner (approx. 700.000 USD) over a 4 year period to fund its continuing research program in the development of its ground breaking alginate pharmaceutical. The consortium funding also allows NTNU and SINTEF to continue their critical basic research into alginate technologies, capitalizing on decades of experience and expertise at these institutions.

For further information, please contact:
Philip D. Rye R&D Director; phil.rye@algipharma.com

October 2012