MedGEL is a privately-held research and development company focused on biomaterials for tissue engineering, drug delivery system, tools for biological research .MedGel proposes novel approaches for treating unmet medical needs with its proprietary materials. MedGEL was founded in 2003 on the basis of the accomplishments of Yasuhiko Tabata, Ph.D., D. Med.Sc., D.Pharm., Professor and Chairperson, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University.
Tissue Engineering
The
technology and methodology to artificially create the environment of
regeneration induction are named tissue engineering. Generally, there
are three factors necessary for tissue engineering, such as cells, the
scaffold for cell proliferation and differentiation, and growth
factors. For successful regenerative therapy of tissue and organ, it is
indispensable to efficiently take advantage of various biomaterials for
recombination of all the factors. Especially, biodegradable
biomaterials play an important role in these medical applications.
MedGEL is developing various types of scaffolds for tissue regeneration based on biodegradable polymers.
DDS Drug Delivery System
Generally there are few drugs
which have a specific selectivity for the site of action. Therefore,
the high-dose administration of drugs is necessary to achieve their in
vivo therapeutic efficacy, while this often causes the adverse effects
of drugs. DDS is a trial which allows a drug to act at the right time
the right site of action at the necessary concentration. The objective
of DDS includes the controlled release of drug, the prolongation of
drug life-time, the acceleration of drug absorption, and the drug
targeting. Various biomaterials are inevitably required to achieve
every DDS objective.
MedGEL is participating in various projects of DDS with its innovative and proprietary materials.
Novel tools for biology research
MedGEL
is developing novel methods for basic research of biology, such as stem
cell research and gene function discovery, by utilizing its knowledge
acquired from research and development of unique materials for Tissue
Engineering and DDS.