MediWound Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes novel, bio-therapeutic, and non-surgical solutions for tissue repair and regeneration in the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, and internationally. The company markets NexoBrid, a biopharmaceutical product for the removal of eschar in patients with deep partial- and full-thickness thermal burns to burn centers and hospitals burn units. It also develops EscharEx, a bromelain-based, bioactive enzymatic therapy for the treatment of chronic wounds and other hard-to-heal wounds; and MW005, a topically applied biological product candidate to treat non-melanoma skin cancers. MediWound Ltd. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel.
MediWound Awarded Additional $3.3 Million from U.S. Department of War to Advance Room-Temperature-Stable Formulation of NexoBrid®
MediWound received an additional $3.3 million in non-dilutive funding from the U.S. Department of War to advance a room-temperature-stable formulation of NexoBrid as a non-surgical debridement solution for battlefield burn care.
The award raises the total program budget to $21.8 million and supports development through an IND submission to the FDA, with work focused on completing CMC, establishing in-house cGMP manufacturing, and producing clinical batches.
The program falls within MediWound's existing North American license agreement with Vericel, which holds exclusive commercial and development rights to NexoBrid in the region.