Micro Pancreas (959049)

  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/959049

  Horizon 2020 (2014-2020)

  Cure Diabetes by Injection of Micro Pancreas Cell Therapy

  SME instrument (EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020)

  diabetes  ·  immunology  ·  stroke  ·  cells technologies

  2020-09-01 Start Date (YY-MM-DD)

  2023-08-31 End Date (YY-MM-DD)

  € 3,503,750 Total Cost

  Description

Diabetes is a constantly growing concern in Europe and worldwide. Patients with Diabetes suffer from lack of insulin production. Without it, glucose remains in the blood and causes significant complications that can be both short term -seizures and fainting that could result in coma or even death, and long-term - stroke, heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and limb amputation. Betalin is developing a biologic cure to Diabetes: the Micro Pancreas that after implantation under the skin (by injection) restores natural insulin production and blood glucose regulation. Micro Pancreas is a revolutionary regenerative micro-organ, based on cell therapy comprising a proprietary organ derived 3D scaffold – Micro-Organ Matrix (MOM), isolated human pancreatic islets from donors and MSCs, which reduce the risk of immune response in patients and improve the islet viability and function. Micro Pancreas eliminates insulin dependency in diabetes patients, removing the need for daily injections and injections correlated with meals, constant blood glucose monitoring and dietary constraints. Instead, patients get a biological implant by injection of Micro Pancreas, that generates insulin naturally in response to glucose, improving considerably daily life of patients with diabetes, including children with Type 1 Diabetes and moreover, preventing the long-term complications caused by the disease. Following successful feasibility studies conducted thanks to the European Commission (EC) through SME Instrument Phase 1, a growing market was identified for Micro Pancreas, due to the increasing prevalence of diabetes worldwide. Total market value is expected to more than double from $6.6B in 2013, reaching a value of ~$13.6B by 2023 in drug and treatment sales, with a CAGR of 7.6%. Betalin's project will help ease the economic burden of diabetes in National Health Services while positioning itself as a leading company in the treatment of Diabetes worldwide.

  Complicit Organisations

1 Israeli organisation participates in Micro Pancreas.