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Perstorp signs license and collaboration agreement with Polymer Factory

19 Jun 2008 - Perstorp AB have signed a license and collaboration agreement with Polymer Factory Sweden AB. The purpose is to give Polymer Factory access to dendritic polymer technology including perfect dendritic polymer, dendrimers. The agreement gives Polymer Factory license to use Perstorp's dendritic technology and Boltorn for advanced research and product development. It also states the forms of collaboration between the two companies.
 
Dendritic materials can be tailored to suit the most various needs. Polymer Factory's CEO Mats Wallnér believes that there is a bright future for these nanometer-sized building blocks in biomedical applications, for example as carriers of active substances in medicines. The active substances can be incorporated in the dendrimer structure and thereby improve solubility and reduce toxicity problems. Inside the body the dendrimers can release the active substances where it is needed most, Wallnér says. Another example, where Polymer Factory is conducting extensive research, is for advanced diagnostic methods such as in vitro tests for allergy towards pharmaceuticals.