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Healthcare Today with Manvir Victor Ep 5: Malaysia-founded company does world’s first in urethral implant

Scientists work with University of Malaya lab to develop less invasive procedure 

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 07 Dec 2022 9:00AM

Healthcare Today with Manvir Victor Ep 5: Malaysia-founded company does world’s first in urethral implant
Dr Hans Mattias Larsson (left) and Dr Ganesh Vythilingam of Regenosca talking about their breakthrough in urethral reconstruction. – NOOREEZA HASHIM/The Vibes pic, December 7, 2022

DR Ganesh Vythilingam and Dr Hans Mattias Larsson are partners who met while working in Europe. 

This was a very chance meeting and the story of how and why they met is definitely one for the history books.

As they share the amazing work that is being done with a fantastic research team based in Universiti Malaya, we can understand better what it takes to achieve innovation on this global scale. 

– NOOREEZA HASHIM/The Vibes pic
– NOOREEZA HASHIM/The Vibes pic

Together they founded Regenosca, a Switzerland-based start-up that is developing a safe and body-friendly implant that allows surgeons to successfully reconstruct the urethra. 

Their vision is to develop a less invasive and less painful intervention for urethral reconstruction surgery. They have successfully done this in collaboration with researchers in Malaysia through an R&D lab at University of Malaya. 

– NOOREEZA HASHIM/The Vibes pic
– NOOREEZA HASHIM/The Vibes pic
– NOOREEZA HASHIM/The Vibes pic
– NOOREEZA HASHIM/The Vibes pic

Two patients with urethral stricture were successfully implanted with the bioengineered graft at University of Malaya Medical Centre on August 14.

Join us this week as we learn more about this collaboration and what it aims to do medically and how it can save someone you may know from terrible pain and suffering. 

Tweet me @manvirvictor for more details and do share any questions or comments you may have about healthcare. – The Vibes, December 6, 2022

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