KERECIS INTACT FISH SKIN TECHNOLOGY

Fish skin has been shown to be more similar in structure to human skin than other skin substitutes. Because there is no known risk of viral disease transmission, fish skin is only minimally processed, preserving its structure and components. In a double-blind, comparative, randomized controlled clinical trial (N=162), fish skin favorably compared with mammalian skin substitutes.

Intact fish skin for the management of chronic wounds such as diabetic wounds, pressure ulcers, vascular ulcers, draining wounds and also trauma wounds and surgical wounds.

Other skin substitutes products are based on tissues of human and porcine origin. Mammalian tissue carries the risk of disease transmission to humans that is nonexistent from the Atlantic cod to humans. Regulatory bodies have strict requirements on tissues from farm animals including viral inactivation methods involving treatment with detergents that remove lipids from the tissues and denature the native structure leaving behind only the most insoluble collagens. Products from human tissues like skin and dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane call for extensive use of antibiotics to reduce bioburden. The intact fish skin graft is not subject to this harsh treatment, leaving a more naturally intact product with its associated benefits.

The fish are caught in the pristine waters of North Atlantic Ocean off the township of Isafjordur, on the northwest coast of Iceland. Each and every batch of raw materials is tracked to ensure product quality. The fish skin is processed using a proprietary method that preserves its structure and lipid composition.

Intact fish skin has been cleared by the FDA and European regulatory authorities for wound management. The product is undergoing registration at multiple regulatory authorities around the world.

Kerecis is pioneering the use of intact fish skin in the globally expanding cellular-therapy and regenerative-medicine markets. The unique products from the company’s patented technologies help protect the body’s own tissues and provide the ideal environment to help facilitate tissue regeneration.