Vetigel

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| inventor = Joe Landolina

| launch year = 2015

| company = Cresilon, Inc.

| available = [https://vetigel.com/]

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VETIGEL is a veterinary product, a plant-derived injectable gel that is claimed to quickly stop traumatic bleeding on external and internal wounds. Its name is coined from Medi-Gel, from the video game series Mass Effect.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} It uses a plant-based haemophilic polymer made from polysaccharides that forms a mesh which seals the wound.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vetigel-plant-based-gel-that-stops-traumatic-bleeding-wounds-15-seconds-1476464|title=Vetigel: The Plant-Based Gel That Stops Traumatic Bleeding Wounds in 15 Seconds|work=International Business Times UK|access-date=30 December 2014}} It is manufactured by Cresilon, Inc., an American biotechnology company, which is also exploring human products derived from its technology, slated to launch as early as 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/plant-based-gel-stops-bleeding-seconds-180953488/?no-ist|title=This Plant-Based Gel Stops Bleeding in Seconds|author=Matt Safford|work=Smithsonian|access-date=30 December 2014}} The company plans on releasing a product for the military and the emergency medicine market first, followed by a product for the human surgical market when FDA approval is granted.{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcoexist.com/3034403/a-gel-that-can-stop-bleeding-in-under-10-seconds-gets-closer-to-human-use|title=A Gel That Can Stop Bleeding In Under 10 Seconds Gets Closer To Human Use|work=Co.Exist|access-date=30 December 2014}}

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Cresilon, Inc. (Formerly Suneris, Inc.) is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The company was founded in 2010 by Joe Landolina and Isaac Miller, while they were students at NYU Poly.{{cite web|url=http://downtownbrooklyn.com/posts/learn/nyu-company-named-a-coolest-college-startup|title=Downtown Brooklyn - NYU Company Named a "Coolest" College Startup|publisher=Downtownbrooklyn.com|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227062801/http://downtownbrooklyn.com/posts/learn/nyu-company-named-a-coolest-college-startup|archive-date=27 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/nyu-student-creates-cure-excess-bleeding-article-1.1286843|title=NYU Poly student creates possible cure for excess bleeding|work=NY Daily News|access-date=30 December 2014}} Cresilon focuses on wound care products, specifically those in the field of hemostasis. The company operates out of a 25,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/video/vetigel-the-band-aid-of-the-future-stops-bleeding-instantly-PaIvLxjcS66F5IWO1SsKtA.html|title=VetiGel: The Band-Aid of the Future Stops Bleeding Instantly: Video - Bloomberg|work=Bloomberg|access-date=30 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160322/REAL_ESTATE/160329971/innovative-brooklyn-biotech-startup-suneris-moves-to-sunset-park-industrial-complex|title=Innovative Brooklyn biotech startup will move to Sunset Park industrial complex|work=Crain's |access-date=15 April 2019}}