Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01341, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Nazhat, Showan (McGill University)|Nazhat, Showan (Université McGill), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Idea to Innovation, program name french : De l'idée à l'innovation, program purpose english : McGill University has developed a patent-pending sol-gel based platform technology that generates bespoke, bioactive borate glass formulations with distinct chemical and textural properties. These unique biomaterials have so far demonstrated great potential in bone and teeth mineralization as well as in applications in wound healing. The sol-gel processing produces these biomaterials under low temperature, providing tunable surface and topographical features thus enhancing cellular responses and can potentially promote quicker tissue regeneration. Therapeutic ions can be easily incorporated into the glass structure, which can then be controllably released upon degradation. Therefore, this platform technology has significant potential in broad range applications for the regeneration of both hard and soft tissues. To this end, the purpose of this NSERC Idea to Innovation Market Assessment application is to undertake market research in order to explore and validate the needs and market potential of the most attractive applications for the bioactive borate glass technology platform, and to determine the optimum commercialization strategy for these highly promising biomaterials._x000D_
_x000D_, program purpose french : McGill University has developed a patent-pending sol-gel based platform technology that generates bespoke, bioactive borate glass formulations with distinct chemical and textural properties. These unique biomaterials have so far demonstrated great potential in bone and teeth mineralization as well as in applications in wound healing. The sol-gel processing produces these biomaterials under low temperature, providing tunable surface and topographical features thus enhancing cellular responses and can potentially promote quicker tissue regeneration. Therapeutic ions can be easily incorporated into the glass structure, which can then be controllably released upon degradation. Therefore, this platform technology has significant potential in broad range applications for the regeneration of both hard and soft tissues. To this end, the purpose of this NSERC Idea to Innovation Market Assessment application is to undertake market research in order to explore and validate the needs and market potential of the most attractive applications for the bioactive borate glass technology platform, and to determine the optimum commercialization strategy for these highly promising biomaterials._x000D_
_x000D_, agreement title english : Market assessment of a "bioactive sol-gel-derived borate glass platform technology", agreement title french : Market assessment of a "bioactive sol-gel-derived borate glass platform technology", agreement number : I2IPJ, agreement value : 13125.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada