Triple Helix Discovery Engine
Triple Helix Framework
Industry
Architects: Small & Medium Size Business (SMBs), Product Development, De-Risking, Validation, Building Niche & Emerging Markets
*Architects: Biomaterials (Adhesives, Sealants and Glues)
Cohera Medical, Inc

Organization & Developments: Cohera

Parents

2012: Tissue glue for tummy tucks, reconstructive surgery raises $8 million (2012)
2014: Cohera Medical wins FDA panel date for TissuGlu surgical adhesive
Based on a line of medical tissue adhesives for soft tissue and bone
Developed in collaboration among the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, the Department of Bioengineering, and t
Holds soft or hard tissue together but degrade in a nontoxic manner
Initial marketable uses will include the reduction of fluid accumulation following abdominoplasty
The TissuGlu adheres large flaps of tissue after surgery, eliminating the space where fluid can accumulate. This reduces wound drainage and can reduce complications and infections
TissuGlu,™
Urethane-based glue that was designed at the molecular level