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Notice Regarding Insurance Coverage for the New Wound-Healing Material “Silk Elastin Wound Sheet”

The new wound healing material “Silk Elastin Wound Sheet” is now covered by public health insurance for wound treatment. Coverage began on 1 June 2026, and 科研製薬 is preparing for its launch.

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Announced details

Silk Elastin Wound Sheet
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Treatment of full-thickness and partial-thickness wounds, particularly wounds that do not respond to existing treatments, including hard-to-heal and chronic wounds.

Launch datePublic health insurance coverage start date: 1 June 2026. Preparations for the launch are under way; launch date: Not disclosed.
Contract DateOctober 2024
Relationship between the counterparty and the company
KAKEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD.4521
Relationship with the Company

In October 2024, 科研製薬 entered into a licensing agreement with SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES,LTD. for the exclusive sales rights to this product in Japan.

CounterpartySANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES,LTD.

Head office: Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. President: Harada Masahiro (原田正大). Founded in 1949, the company manufactures and markets functional chemicals. It handles more than 3,000 products in Japan and overseas, supplying products for applications including automobiles, electronic equipment, cosmetics and medical devices.

Registration number and expiry date

Approval number: 30700BZX00089000. Manufacturing and marketing approval date: 21 April 2025. Validity period: Not disclosed.

Offering price

Reimbursement price: ¥1,460 per 1 cm²

The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredSilk Elastin Wound Sheet
CounterpartySANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES,LTD.
Counterparty overviewHead office: Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. President: Harada Masahiro (原田正大). Founded in 1949, the company manufactures and markets functional chemicals. It handles more than 3,000 products in Japan and overseas, supplying products for applications including automobiles, electronic equipment, cosmetics and medical devices.
Relationship with the CompanyIn October 2024, 科研製薬 entered into a licensing agreement with SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES,LTD. for the exclusive sales rights to this product in Japan.
Offering priceReimbursement price: ¥1,460 per 1 cm²
Contract DateOctober 2024
Launch datePublic health insurance coverage start date: 1 June 2026. Preparations for the launch are under way; launch date: Not disclosed.
Applicable areaTreatment of full-thickness and partial-thickness wounds, particularly wounds that do not respond to existing treatments, including hard-to-heal and chronic wounds.
Registration number and expiry dateApproval number: 30700BZX00089000. Manufacturing and marketing approval date: 21 April 2025. Validity period: Not disclosed.
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The company aims to make this product available to patients as a new treatment option for wounds, including chronic and hard-to-heal wounds, and to contribute to improved quality of life.

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