Discover how Snögg Animal Care’s BactiDefend Dressing uses innovative peptide and hydrogel technology to support faster healing and reduce the need for antibiotics in veterinary wound care.
An innovative combination of peptides and hydrogel is behind the new, sterile BactiDefend Dressing. By imitating the body’s natural immune system, the dressing contributes to faster wound healing.
“This is one of the biggest and most revolutionary innovations I have seen in all the years I have worked with wound care,” says Elisabeth Duker, Innovation Manager at Snögg Animal Care.
BactiDefend Dressing is a sterile hydrogel dressing with peptides which break down bacteria without leaking out into the bloodstream, while at the same time promoting wound healing by creating a moist wound environment.
The dressing both binds and neutralises the microorganisms in the wound by puncturing their membranes.
“What is unique about BactiDefend Dressing is that the peptides are bound to the hydrogel so that they remain active, thanks to a completely new technology developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology,” says Elisabeth Duker.
It is not only the wound healing that is faster and more effective, there are additional benefits. Thanks to its ability to neutralise bacteria and microorganisms, veterinarians can reduce the prescription of antibiotics both after planned operations and in cases of wounds caused by trauma.
“This means that we can be part of the important fight against antibiotic resistance,” says Elisabeth Duker and adds that they have seen in studies that the dressing also works effectively on multi-resistant bacteria.
BactiDefend Dressing is the result of long and intensive research at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. It began in 2016 when two doctoral students, Saba Atefyekta and Anand Kumar Rajasehkaran, together with their professor, developed a method for combining powerful peptides with a stabilising amphiphilic hydrogel. This groundbreaking technology eventually led to the founding of the company Amferia in 2018.
“This type of peptide has proved to be very potent in wound care, but it has been a challenge to use them in clinical environments due to their low stability. But in combination with our amphiphilic hydrogel, after five years of research, we have managed to create a product that works beyond expectations,” says Saba Atefyekta, who currently leads sales and business development initiatives within human and animal health sectors at Amferia.
Amferia has worked closely with several veterinary clinics during the development of BactiDefend Dressing, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.
“The feedback from veterinarians has been overwhelming. They have seen a huge improvement quickly, both in terms of reducing the bacterial load and promoting wound healing. Many also say they appreciate using peptides that imitate the innate immune system,” says Saba Atefyekta.
BactiDefend Dressing is available through veterinary distributors since late 2024 and was launched together with two complimentary dressings from Snögg Animal Care. All three are developed to be used in combination with the bestseller, Adhesive Foam Bandage.
“BactiDefend Dressing is the finishing touch to our wound care portfolio. At Snögg Animal Care, we are very happy to be able to offer such an innovative and important wound care product to veterinarians and animals,” says Elisabeth Duker.
BactiDefend is a sterile hydrogel dressing with peptide technology, developed specifically for veterinary use to support wound healing and reduce the need for antibiotics.
The peptides in the dressing bind and neutralise bacteria by disrupting their membranes, while the hydrogel maintains a moist wound environment that promotes healing.
Yes. BactiDefend Dressing can be used after planned operations and in cases of trauma wounds. It contributes to wound healing by creating a moist environment. The peptides in the dressing break down bacteria without leaking into the bloodstream.
Yes. Its ability to neutralise bacteria supports reduced antibiotic prescriptions, aligning with antimicrobial stewardship goals in veterinary practice.
BactiDefend was developed from extensive research at Chalmers University of Technology and tested in veterinary clinics before market release.
