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6 September, 2022 AgreementsNewsof Tissue

The District Tissue Bank of the District Institute of Science, Biotechnology and Innovation in Health (IDCBIS) has established itself as a reference bank in Latin America, training health professionals from different countries of the continent, this time the turn was for Chile.  

August 26, 2022. The tissue bank of Iquique, Chile, is developing a project that arises from the need of skin allografts for the management of burn patients. In Chile, on average there is only one skin donor in the country per year, therefore, the availability of cadaveric donor skin for transplantation is almost null. This opened the need for the use of living donor skin from body contouring surgeries. 

In order to improve, grow and have the standards that a tissue bank requires, doctors Aldo Cañete, children's surgeon and director of the Regional Skin and Tissue Bank; Luana Mandriaza, coordinator of the Regional Bank; Jennifer Gómez, nurse in charge of organ and tissue procurement; María José Pulgar, nurse coordinator of the skin program and Dr. Marcelo Fonseca, plastic surgeon, arrived in Bogotá on August. Marcelo Fonseca, plastic surgeon, arrived in Bogota on August 22 and during their visit they have been trained in the processes of rescue, processing and quality management of lamellar tissue, skin, amniotic membrane and acellular dermis at the IDCBIS District Tissue Bank.  

During their visit, the professionals of the Tissue Bank of Iquique attended the Burn Unit of the Simon Bolivar Hospital, as a referral in the integral treatment of the burned patient.

The District Tissue Bank of the District Institute of Science, Biotechnology and Innovation in Health (IDCBIS) is the only multipurpose public bank in the country and the first in Latin America with development and standardization in acellular dermis to favor the regeneration of definitive skin in burn patients. The Bank has INVIMA certification in good practices for ocular, musculoskeletal and skin tissue, in addition to being pioneers in Colombia in the amniotic membrane donation program, tissue that is used for the treatment of burn patients and for ophthalmology and maxillofacial surgery specialties.

"This knowledge that IDCBIS has given us will help our patients in Chile, since we are the only ones who process skin and we will be able to perfect our processes to improve the quality of life of many people," said Dr. Marcelo Fonseca, plastic surgeon.

This referral visit was possible thanks to the willingness of the Bank's staff headed by the director of IDCBIS, Dr. Bernardo Camacho, who has been leading international cooperation agreements that allow the consolidation of a scientific and medical community in the country and the region around research and altruism of citizenship.


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30 August, 2022 AgreementsNewsof Tissue

The District Tissue Bank IDCBIS will donate the skin to attend burn patients in the Mantanzas region of Cuba. 

August 19, 2022. On August 5, in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, a fire broke out in an industrial zone due to a lightning strike in an oil storage facility, which caused the conflagration, leaving more than 60 people injured with burns.  

The District Tissue Bank IDCBIS, an entity linked to the District Health Secretariat, as humanitarian aid has donated 3 thousand cm2 of skin to the Cuban Government to help in the recovery of the wounded from the massive fire that occurred in this country. 

The donation was made thanks to the efforts of the Colombian Ministry of Health in alliance with the Cuban Vice-Ministry of Health, the Cuban Ambassador to Colombia and the District Institute of Science, Biotechnology and Innovation in Health (IDCBIS) linked to the District Health Secretariat of Bogota.

The Director of IDCBIS, Bernardo Camacho, stated that "in addition to expressing the generosity and international solidarity of this donation with the tragedy, it is the recognition of the high quality and trust in the IDCBIS District Tissue Bank to distribute to burn patients who need this tissue for their recovery. These tissues were rescued from Colombian donors, complying with all safety and quality standards for the care of patients who require it."

The IDCBIS currently has the only multipurpose Tissue Bank in the country, which favors access to the most vulnerable population with transplant requirements and has the selection of donors, rescue, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues with high quality standards. It is the only multipurpose bank in the country and the first in Latin America with development and standardization in acellular dermis to improve the regeneration of definitive skin in burn patients.

The Bank processes cornea and sclera, skin, musculoskeletal tissue and amniotic membrane for use in ophthalmology, plastic surgery and maxillofacial surgery.

 

Media coverage

Telesur: Colombia donates skin for burned patients of the fire in Cuba

Infobae: Colombia to donate 3,000 centimeters of skin to Cuba as part of humanitarian aid for the emergency in Matanzas

El Colombiano: Colombia joins humanitarian aid to Cuba: will donate skin for the injured in Matanzas

 

galardonado con la ORDEN CIVIL AL MÉRITO Dona Bogotá 2017-2018-2019About the District Tissue Bank

 

 

 

 


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13 December, 2021 InvestigationNewsof Tissue

Dermaglic provides an alternative to improve the quality of scars in patients with sequelae of burns and other traumas. 

The skin is the most extensive organ of the human being, when a patient loses it massively there are great complications in the recovery, since only the epidermis has the capacity to regenerate it. When losing all the layers, the skin is reconstructed from collagen with a poor quality of healing, decreasing its function and affecting the aesthetics of patients.

As there are more cases of patients with large and deep burns, the challenge is to improve their quality of life, which is intimately related to the quality of the skin.

A challenge that in the XXI century is faced through tissue engineering with products such as Dermaglic, a class II substitute obtained from glycerolized skin of cadaveric donor which is processed through a chemical process of acceleration where a collagen and elastin sheet is obtained to contribute to the aesthetic and functional improvement of the burn.

Burns are the third cause of traumatic death in the pediatric population worldwide, posing a great challenge for public health that the District Tissue Bank is mitigating by making available to the country's surgeons this innovative alternative in Colombia that will contribute to the treatment of patients to improve the condition of their scars.

"This product that we are making available to patients today to help them in their recovery process is fundamental because it places Colombia at the forefront in the region, Dermaglic being the first of its kind in Latin America," explained Dr. Bernardo Camacho, director of the District Institute of Science, Biotechnology and Innovation in Health (IDCBIS) during the launch.

Dr. Alejandro Gomez, Secretary of Health of Bogota, highlighted the work done by the District Tissue Bank for the regeneration of skin of patients who have suffered severe burns and pointed out that the Mayor's Office of Bogota will continue to support the high quality research processes developed at IDCBIS.

The District Tissue Bank is a multi-tissue bank dedicated to donor selection, rescue, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues for implantation purposes. Currently, the bank processes skin, cornea and sclera, amniotic membrane and musculoskeletal tissue.


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The District Institute of Science, Biotechnology and Innovation in Health - IDCBIS, was elected for the fourth consecutive year by the Council as the deserving recipient of the Order of Social Responsibility Donate Bogota in the category that recognizes individuals and associations that have worked or made efforts to encourage and promote the culture of organ and tissue donation for transplantation and implantation purposes in the capital.

This award recognized the work carried out by IDCBIS through its District Tissue Bank, the only multipurpose bank in the country and the first in Latin America with development and standardization in acellular dermis to favor the regeneration of definitive skin in burned patients. The Bank has INVIMA certification in GMP for ocular tissue, skin and amniotic membrane, and is also a Latin American reference in donor selection, rescue, processing, storage and distribution of human tissues for implant purposes.

Dr. Bernardo Camacho, Director of IDCBIS, thanked the honorable Council of Bogota for this award, but especially praised the families of deceased donors and those who generously and altruistically gave their authorization in life to give another chance of life to patients who have required an organ or tissue transplant. He also invited the general population to join the culture of donation, which has been so affected by the pandemic.

In what circumstances is tissue donated?

  • Organs and tissues can be obtained from living or deceased donors.
  • In the case of living donors, appropriate conditions must be guaranteed to minimize as much as possible the risks assumed by the person who wishes to voluntarily donate tissue, following the legal and medical requirements already established.
  • In terms of tissues, corneas, skin, bones, bone marrow, blood vessels, heart valves, cartilage, tendons, sclera and amniotic membrane can be transplanted.

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10 September, 2020 InvestigationNewsof Tissue

The District Tissue Bank IDCBIS (District Institute of Science, Biotechnology and Innovation in Health) in collaboration with the Advanced Therapies Unit is leading a research project that could help people who have suffered severe alterations in their corneas to recover, especially if they have suffered burns or severe allergies, such as Steven-Johnson syndrome.

The research line is in its first phase and its main objective is to advance in the culture of limbal cells, a type of cell capable of self-renewing and regenerating the corneal epithelium.

Mauricio Latorre, medical director of ocular tissue at the IDCBIS District Tissue Bank, states that any person who has deficiencies at the corneal limbus level could benefit from this treatment and, if proven effective, the patient would not have to rely on amniotic membrane grafts or chemical medications to counteract his condition and could instead have access to direct cell recovery that would prevent further deterioration.

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Currently, an alternative for people with adverse conditions in the corneas is transplantation, a solution that despite the cultural change that has been seen in Colombia in recent years in terms of tissue donation, is still limited in part by the proliferation of myths, this accentuated with the pandemic that forced medical personnel to increase the selection criteria for potential donors and extreme epidemiological measures and tests to ensure the biosafety of each of the potential tissues for transplantation.

Dr. Latorre explained that although the research is at an early stage, the results obtained so far are promising.

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7 September, 2020 Newsof Tissue
IDCBIS District Tissue Bank has the largest availability of skin in Latin America to care for burn patients.

Bogotá D. C., August 13, 2018. The District Tissue Bank of the District Institute of Science, Biotechnology and Innovation in Health -IDCBIS-, linked to the District Health Secretariat, has 70,000 cm2 available to benefit the most vulnerable population that has suffered burns by flame, boiling liquid, acid and electricity.


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7 September, 2020 Newsof Tissue

Its main application is in burned patients, the patient when attacked by acid or by any substance that generates burns, loses its major defense which is the skin and is exposed to infections.
The donation of amniotic membrane, which is the placenta itself and comes from pregnant mothers with prior informed consent. Amniotic membrane is usually a biosecure tissue that undergoes cremation,
our goal is to avoid it and take the amniotic membrane, which has many benefits, at the IDCBIS District Tissue Bank, we are optimizing it for patients with burns, ophthalmologic injuries, etc., and we are using it for the treatment of patients who are in need of treatment.
(corneal lesions) and we are about to publish its application for dentistry with different oral mucosal lesions, its uses are multiple.
By donating the membrane you help thousands of patients to improve their quality of life.




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