Subventions et des contributions :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2020-2021)

Intervertebral discs allow slight movement of the vertebrae and play an important role inx000D
shock absorption in the spine but can be damaged with time. Disc degeneration is one of thex000D
leading causes of low back pain, which affects a large proportion of the global population at ax000D
huge socioeconomic burden. It is so common that approximately 1 in 50 Canadians becomex000D
disabled by back pain.x000D
When drugs or physical therapy are not sufficient, surgery is the only offered option whichx000D
consists in the removal of the disc and/or its replacement by an implant. There is a clear needx000D
for minimally invasive repair of the intervertebral disc to avoid surgical treatment and longx000D
term complications which affect patients after simple removal of the disc.x000D
The project aims to provide a minimally invasive treatment for damaged intervertebral discsx000D
based on the use of a material which can be injected into the disk through a needle andx000D
rapidly solidify. This material is combined with cells and bioactive products that can activelyx000D
promote the reparation of the tissue, in order to better restore its mechanical properties andx000D
its normal composition. This injectable product should also have potential for the repair ofx000D
cartilage, which affects an even higher number of patients.x000D
Two Canadians companies are strongly interested in this product. Therefore, in addition to thex000D
improvement of the health of Canadians, this project will help reinforce the quite recentx000D
Canadian industry in this strategic field