Partnership with academia powers innovation at Wellspect HealthCare
Cross-sectoral partnerships are growing increasingly common in today’s business landscape as businesses seek to complement their own capabilities with the technologies and know-hows of different industries.
In the life science industry, partnerships with academia are on the rise as a mean to push boundaries and accelerate innovation. Martin Lovmar (04th from the left on above photo), Principal R&D Scientist at Wellspect HealthCare and Adjunct Professor at Chalmers department of life science highlights that partnerships across industries serve different purposes. “In the quest to cut down on the environmental footprint of our products and packaging, we have ongoing partnerships with different research consortiums. Over the years, we've also had many fruitful collaborations with Chalmers University of Technology. We have joined forces on various projects, often pushing for solutions to various healthcare related challenges, including infections relating to the use of urinary catheters”, explains Martin.
Ongoing project with Chalmers University of Technology
Highlighting one of the more recent projects, Martin explains that Wellspect has placed equipment at Chalmers’ Department of Industrial and Material Science. The equipment supports ongoing research at Chalmers while also allowing Wellspect to test different types of plastic catheter tubes with the support of highly skilled and specialized research staff. “This cooperation specifically, enables us to explore new material compositions that can enhance the clinical reliability of our products as well as their sustainability. Who knows, along the way, we may find materials with better properties that end up being widely used in the medical device industry”, says Martin.
Besides serving the needs of Wellspect’s R&D, placing the equipment at Chalmers allows young talents and researchers to access modern equipment. It also allows researchers at Chalmers to use the equipment for various research projects.
A win-win for everyone
By cooperating with academia, we can widen the reach and scope of various research projects to the benefit of our wider society. We can also contribute to a more innovative and modern academic environment for the education of tomorrow’s engineers and scientists.
“We all prosper from coming together and joining forces. The best innovations are often born when you bring together people of diverse skills and backgrounds”, concludes Martin.
For additional information, please contact:
Maria Lundbäck, Head of Corporate Marketing Communication, +46 702 811 763, maria.lundback@wellspect.com
About Wellspect HealthCare
Wellspect HealthCare is a subsidiary of Dentsply Sirona and is a leading global provider of innovative medical devices that help people suffering from urinary retention or chronic constipation. More than 1,000 employees around the world are dedicated to making a difference to people who need our products and services. Wellspect is one of the worlds’ leading manufacturers of intermittent urinary catheters, with LoFric® as the most known brand. As a help to those with chronic or severe constipation Wellspect has developed what likely is the world’s most advanced irrigation system, Navina™, combining a high degree of user convenience, clinical effectiveness and connectivity into one smart system. Wellspect strives to become climate neutral and leave the smallest possible environmental footprint. Wellspect is headquartered in Mölndal, Sweden and is present in more than 30 countries. Dentsply Sirona is the worlds´ largest manufacturer of professional dental technologies. Dentsply Sirona’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.
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