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The Basque country based R&D intensive company that was founded 28 years ago, designs, manufactures and commercializes medical devices for treatment and surgery in the field of ophthalmology. More specifically, they’re specialized in intraocular lenses and other advanced products for intraocular surgery. This SME is also experienced in fabricating anesthesia and respiratory tract devices (instruments and tools) for cranium-maxillofacial reconstruction and airway tract surgery in humans and animals.

This Basque SME wants to open new business opportunities through outsourcing and subcontracting in international markets by offering its know-how and infrastructure capabilities. Their premises are equipped with all the required machinery and technology to produce and package ophthalmologic implants and other products involved in eye surgery (also veterinary applications). An outsourcing and/or subcontracting approach will allow potential partners to test high-tech production processes and products as well as to plan upscale and industrialization measures.

The technology and facilities offered to potential manufacturing and services agreements include the following:

• Design of new ophthalmological implants, manufacture, sterilization and commercialization of intraocular lenses and other medical devices as well as wide variety of products and instruments used in surgery.
• Availability of clean rooms ISO5 / ISO6 / ISO7 for product assembling and packing for third parties.
• Possibility of sterilization using Ethylene Oxide or steam.
• Laser marking of surgical instruments or others for product customization.
• Availability of classrooms for surgical training courses and Wet Labs for the diffusion of the last clinical procedures and researches in ophthalmology.
• Regulatory advisor support in the preparation of CE technical documentation in compliance with ISO 13485 and the European Medical Device Regulation MDR 2017/745. The company could also support with advisory tasks in the process of applying for clinical trials and their submission to Spanish Health authorities.

All materials and processes used by this company are biocompatible with human and animal tissues. The sterilization of their implants manufacturing machines is ensured by the implementation of highest demanding standards.

This company has a long track of successful R& D and innovation projects. Thus, they would also be interested in a subcontracting cooperation scheme in the framework of research projects put forward by industry, research centres or universities.

Advantages & innovations

The company’s facilities allow integral testing of high-tech production processes and products, more specifically in the following fields: • Microprocessing of optical quality surfaces. They have available several optical inspection equipment. • New generation of materials and 3D printing for advanced manufacturing. • Design of Biocompatible and Customized interfaces, surface and coatings for Intra Ocular Lens and other ophthalmic implants. • Developments in tissue regeneration combining growth factors and cells. • New maxillofacial implant designs. In addition, they collaborate in many projects and work hard in new designs to keep growing as a company and to cover the needs of medical professionals and patients alike.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The company is looking for industry, research centres or universities involved in the optical (lenses) and health sectors interested in putting forward new production processes or products in the field of ophthalmology through outsourcing or subcontracting agreements. The Basque SME also offers connection with ophthalmologists and other medicine specialists, training courses and deployment methods of new surgical procedures, serving at the same time as a meeting point to understand better the arising demands.