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Calgary company sends wound-healing gel to Ukraine
Calgary-based NanoTess is supplying its wound-care gel to soldiers and civilians in Ukraine.
The company says its product, NanoSALV, has reached more than 6,000 people affected by the war, and it has donated $600,000 worth since June.
The gel is used on burns and other wounds to fight bacteria, reduce inflammation and support healing.
In remote areas, deliveries by drone help get it to military units where evacuation can be delayed for weeks or months.
Those delays can leave wounded people at greater risk of infection and other complications.
NanoSALV was approved by Health Canada in 2022 and is used in more than 2,500 Canadian hospitals and health facilities, with sales in 14,000 pharmacies.
The company says the treatment may also ease pressure on hospitals by helping people recover and freeing up capacity.
Calgary biotech company NanoTess is supplying its NanoSALV wound-care gel to soldiers and civilians affected by the war in Ukraine.
The company says the treatment has reached more than 6,000 people in Ukraine.
Since June, NanoTess has donated $600,000 worth of the product, which is being delivered to remote areas in part by drone.
NanoSALV is a topical gel intended to fight bacteria, reduce inflammation and support wound healing.
The product has been authorized by Health Canada since 2022 and is used in more than 2,500 hospitals and health facilities in Canada.
- Who
- Calgary-based NanoTess is supplying the gel. Soldiers and civilians affected by the war are receiving it.
- What
- NanoTess’s NanoSALV gel is being used to treat wounds and burns.
- When
- The company says donations to Ukraine began in June. The product was announced as being used there on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Ukraine, including remote areas near the front lines.
- Why
- The treatment is intended to help care for wounds when medical access and evacuation are delayed.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
NanoTess was founded.
NanoSALV was authorized by Health Canada.
NanoTess began donating the product to Ukraine, according to the Globe and Mail.
Canada’s prime minister and Ukraine’s president signed a declaration to collaborate on defence innovation.
NanoTess announced that NanoSALV was being used to treat soldiers and civilians in Ukraine.
- Company
- NanoTess Inc., based in Calgary
- Product
- NanoSALV, a topical wound-healing gel
- Donation
- $600,000 worth of product sent to Ukraine since June
- Reach in Ukraine
- More than 6,000 soldiers and civilians, according to the company
- Canadian availability
- Used in more than 2,500 hospitals and health facilities; available in 14,000 pharmacies
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What people are saying
It’s quite scary to think that the casualty has survived the initial trauma, but it could be the bacteria and through the delayed evacuation that ends up causing an amputation or mortality
Burns require urgent care, and complex blast wounds, typically sustained in drone strikes, are easily contaminated by debris and can quickly become infected
In a conflict where medical access can never be taken for granted, this support matters deeply to our soldiers and to the people we serve.