Bio-Gate clarifies FDA regulatory pathway for HyProtect™

Nuremberg, 29 January 2019 – Bio-Gate AG, concluded a pre-submission with FDA regarding its HyProtect™ coating technology, which is an ultrathin plasma coating containing pure silver and polysiloxane that protects the surfaces of medical implants against bacterial colonization.

Via the FDA’s pre-submission process, Bio-Gate clarified the regulatory paths. For a certain range of orthopaedic products, a 510(k) pathway without human data is possible. Bio-Gate is in collaboration and communication with orthopaedic companies interested in the commercialization of the HyProtect™ technology in the US and European markets.

Located in Nuremberg, Germany, Bio-Gate AG is an ISO 13485 certified contract service provider for medical devices that include HyProtect™ and MicroSilver BG™ technologies, and the ISO 17025 certified subsidiary QualityLabs, a laboratory for biological and chemical testing.

Please contact for North America:

Karl F Richter

President

RFH BioTek Inc

27 Taylorwood Avenue,

Bolton, Ontario,

Canada L7E 1J5

Phone: +1-905-857-0219

Email: rfh@rfhbiotek.com

Please contact for Europe:

Thomas Konradt

Director Business Development

Bio-Gate AG

Neumeyerstrasse 28-34

90411 Nuremberg, Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 911 / 477523-108

Fax: +49 (0) 911 / 477523-101

e-mail: thomas.konradt@bio-gate.de

About Bio-Gate AG

The medical technology company Bio-Gate AG develops and markets applications which use unique silver technology to help prevent infections and thus to improve health. Bio-Gate AG’s specialty is using pure silver to treat materials and surfaces that are used in all areas of daily life – thus providing long-term and medically effective protection against bacteria, microorganisms and other pathogens. Bio-Gate AG works in three fields to supply a variety of products that provide antimicrobial protection: material enhancement, surface coating and testing the antimicrobial or anti-adhesive properties of materials. The Nuremberg-based company offers systems that stretch across the entire value-adding chain, from development to approval to production. For more information, please visit www.bio-gate.de.

Bio-Gate AG

Neumeyerstr. 28-34

D-90411 Nürnberg

www.bio-gate.de

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