Paris, France, Cambridge, USA, June 24, 2025 – TISSIUM, a MedTech company pioneering biomorphic programmable polymers for tissue reconstruction, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo marketing authorization for COAPTIUM® CONNECT with TISSIUM Light, a first-of-its-kind atraumatic sutureless solution for peripheral nerve repair.
This authorization represents a pivotal regulatory milestone for TISSIUM, further validating its biopolymer platform and enabling U.S. commercialization of its first product. COAPTIUM® CONNECT is now the only FDA-authorized system designed for atraumatic sutureless nerve coaptation. Christophe Bancel, Co-Founder and CEO of TISSIUM said: “This FDA marketing authorization validates over a decade of scientific and clinical commitment to developing next-generation solutions in tissue reconstruction. COAPTIUM® CONNECT is the first demonstration of the transformative potential of our polymer platform and an important step in making atraumatic tissue repair available to patients.”
This regulatory milestone marks TISSIUM’s entry into the U.S. market and establishes the foundation of the TISSIUM polymer platform for atraumatic tissue repair.