GLYCAR

Glycar is a medical device manufacturing company based in South Africa. The company was founded in 1992 by Prof. RWM Frater, who established our operations in the suburb of Irene, on the outskirts of the nation's administrative capital, Pretoria. Prof. Frater is an internationally recognized cardiac surgeon who studied at the University of Cape Town and then moved to the United States of America where, for over 40 years, he has worked at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. It was during his time at the Albert Einstein College that he conducted research into the use of bovine pericardium in cardiac surgery applications, with a particular emphasis on developing an anti-calcification treatment. The success of this research has resulted in a line of surgical patches that exhibit an improved acceptance of the implanted material by the host, as well as minimal rejection... Glycar has partnered with Saint Jude Medical (acquired by Abbott Laboratories in 2017)..

Also known as: Glycar SA

Primary location: Irene South Africa