In addition to the current mainstay pharmaceutical and healthcare businesses, we are focusing on the biomaterials business, which is positioned as one of the pillars of the next generation. In particular, we are promoting and developing various projects in the biomaterials business based on alginate, which has numerous potential applications in the medical and biotechnological field.
Sodium alginate is a high polymeric substance derived from brown algae. It has the property of forming a gel and can be processed into various forms and hardness through control of the gelation process. Possible applications of alginate in the biotechnological and medical fields include 2D and 3D culture, cell and tissue preservation, scaffolds for tissue regeneration, encapsulation of secretory cells, and sustained release of drugs. We are working on various medical applications of endotoxin-free sodium alginate that can be used in living organisms.
