Wound Care Innovation for the Tropics-An Industry-Facing Singaporean Initiative Focussed on Wounds and Wound Care in Asian Populations

Wounds are a global and growing problem with ~2%–6% of the population affected by non-healing wounds1, 2 and their care consuming >5% of healthcare budgets.2 Despite this huge global burden, wounds and wound healing remain poorly understood and under-researched. Moreover, there are few “wound” research and development (R&D) programmes globally and those that exist are primarily focussed on clinical aspects; none are integrated across the...