Sky Medical Technology Announces a Strategic Partnership with Domtar Personal Care for Urinary Incontinence
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 6 August 2015 -- Under the agreement, the partners will complete further clinical and marketing studies and if they are successful, will proceed to full multi-channel marketing in the UK and Norway ahead of a global product launch plan.
The new products from Sky Medical Technology will provide neuro-modulation of the posterior tibial nerve following a successful clinical study completed at the Department of Uro-neurology, University College London Hospitals.
Andrew Thelwell, Chief Commercial Officer of Sky Medical Technology, said “Domtar is a perfect partner for us because they have already established a multi-channel global market leadership position in their personal care business under the Attends and INDAS brands for products designed to help patients suffering from Urinary Incontinence.
James Steele, President of Growth & Emerging Markets at Domtar Personal Care said “Sky Medical Technology provides Domtar Personal Care with access to innovative products, complementing our existing product range and increasing the potential number of people that Domtar might help in their daily lives through the promotion of continence awareness and incontinence management”.
The global Urinary Incontinence market represents an estimated value of more than $11 billion and grows at rates in excess of 5% CAGR.
About Sky Medical Technology Limited and OnPulse® Technology
Sky Medical Technology is a highly innovative UK based medical devices company that has developed a ground-breaking neuro electrical modulation technology platform, OnPulse®. Privately held, the company develops a range of products tailored to the needs of different medical application areas selling both direct and through strategic partnerships or distributors in each major clinical area. Clinical areas of interest include DVT prevention, reduction of Oedema, Wound Healing, Elite Sport Recovery, and Continence. The goal in each clinical area is to improve clinical outcomes and patient care whilst saving health system resources. http://www.skymedtech.com
Source: Sky Medical Technology
About Domtar
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products, including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers, and absorbent hygiene products. The foundation of our business is a network of world-class wood fiber-converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulp. The majority of our pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer and manufacturer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice®, EarthChoice® and Xerox® Paper and Specialty Media. Domtar is also a marketer and producer of a broad line of absorbent hygiene products marketed primarily under the Attends®, IncoPack® and Indasec® brand names. In 2014, Domtar had sales of $5.6 billion from some 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 9,800 people. To learn more, visit http://www.domtar.com.
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