Amarantus partners with US Army Institute to develop treatment for severe wound conditions

3 August 2015

Amarantus BioScience (OTCQX: AMBS) on Monday said it has partnered with the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) and Rutgers to collaborate on developing a treatment of deep burn wounds in adults.

The biotechnology company is set to start Phase II clinical trials for its full thickness skin replacement product, Engineered Skin Substitute (ESS), in the third quarter of 2015. ESS has received orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hospitalized patients with deep partial and full thickness burns requiring grafting.

Amarantus has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers University).

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