Local media: Artificial blood created by Romanian scientists, closer to human testing

After years of researches and tests in laboratories, Romanian chemist Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu and his team of scientists from the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, are getting closer to present a product that could revolutionize the medical system. Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu told local Wall-street.ro that the aim of the artificial blood created by him and his team is not to replace the blood from the human organism, but to be a complementary solution. The artificial blood is made of water, salt, albumin and a protein called hemerythrin, which has been extracted from marine worms. While at the Cluj Innovation Days event, the Romanian authorities gave assurance that the project developed by Radu Silaghi - Dumitrescu, along with his team of specialists, will continue to benefit from investments, reports Wall-street.ro. The Romanian chemist expects the artificial blood to be also tested on humans in about two years, not only on animals. “The specialized doctors will have to conduct a series of tests to see how this solution adapts to surgical conditions. The total investments needed to develop this project is expected to amount to at least EUR 10 million in order to be perfected, but the laboratory testing on humans should begin in about two years,” Radu Silaghi - Dumitrescu told Wall-street.ro. Providing that the tests success continues, the team’s research will be published and patented. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com