Altach Biomedical Ltd, a medical device company backed by NLC Health Ventures, which spun out from Trinity College Dublin, has secured investment of €1.2 million to address the urgent need for improved treatments for articular cartilage injuries, which are a major cause of osteoarthritis.

This technology supports the bodyʼs healing process by mimicking the properties of native cartilage, and encouraging innate cartilage regeneration. The scaffold essentially offers more effective alternatives to traditional cartilage repair methods.

 

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Original Article: Trinity College Dublin, Author: Thomas Deane