Zurich-based Cutiss is the most promising Swiss startup in 2020. The pioneering biotech company, founded by Daniela Marino and Fabienne Hartmann-Fritsch, bioengineers large quantities of individually customized human skin grafts to give burn victims new hope of a better quality of life. Cutiss was founded in 2016 and ranked 6th at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2019.
Traffic, work, and household accidents cause about 6,000 large-scale burns or scalds every year in Europe alone. For those affected – if they survive – life changes irrevocably: They usually suffer from chronic pain and have to undergo numerous operations. In addition to the physical damage, there is also the psychological and social damage: Studies show that people with visible scars are considered less intelligent and likable, which translates into difficulties in finding a job and subsequently lower wages. “The patient’s suffering is enormous,” says Daniela Marino, co-founder, and CEO of Zurich-based startup Cutiss. What has been absent until today is the ability to grow skin surfaces from intact cells, with the skin graft able to regenerate on the wound, together with an affordable and large-scale process.
Read more: [ Ссылка ]
[ Ссылка ]
#TOP100SSU
