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When Kenneth Willams fell and injured his knee, his son, Fernando rushed him to the

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Clyde Rose, an avid outdoorsman from South Texas, has spent his life hunting, fishing, and

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CMS Delays Skin Substitute Policy, Intact Fish-Skin Grafts Remain Covered on Existing LCDs

April 14, 2025

Medical-Fish-Skin Company Kerecis Expands Silicone Fish-Skin Combination Product Range for Surgical and Trauma Wound with SurgiClose® Silicone

December 27, 2024

Kerecis Announces First European Center of Excellence for Medical Fish-Skin Technology

December 10, 2024

CMS Confirms Coverage of Kerecis Fish-Skin Products by Medicare

November 14, 2024

Study Demonstrates Superiority of Kerecis Fish-Skin for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment

October 4, 2024

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Medicare Out-Patient Coverage for the Kerecis MariGen and Kerecis Shield Medical Fish-Skin Products

June 21, 2024

Fertram Sigurjonsson and Kerecis Nominated for the European Inventor Award 2024

May 16, 2024

Fertram Sigurjonsson, Founder and CEO of Kerecis, Receives the EWMA President’s Wound Care Entrepreneur of the Year Award

May 3, 2024

Kerecis to Provide Multiple Updates on its Medical-Fish-Skin Technology at EWMA 2024

May 2, 2024

Medical Fish Skin Company Kerecis Receives Export Award from the President of Iceland

March 13, 2024

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Archive of Press Releases

2025

April 14th | CMS Delays Skin Substitute Policy, Intact Fish-Skin Grafts Remain Covered on Existing LCDs

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

December 22nd | Medical-Fish-Skin Company Kerecis the Fastest Growing Company in the U.S. Regenerative-Tissue Market
October 27th | Melling Medical and Kerecis Deliver Cutting-Edge Fish Skin Wound Care to America’s Veterans
September 14th | Kerecis to Donate FDA-Approved Fish Skin for Burn Victims of West Coast Fires
August 28th | Medical Fish Skin Company Kerecis Again Named Iceland’s Fastest Growing Company
August 27th | Medical Fish Skin Company Kerecis Secures USD 21 Million Financing
May 26th | Kerecis Educational Webinars Focus on Omega3 Rich Fish Skin for Wound Care
April 15th | Medical Fish Skin Company Kerecis to Release a Telemedicine App, Providing Access to Product Advice
April 9th | Kerecis Begins Omega3 Viruxide COVID-19 Trial at the National Hospital of Iceland

2019

2018

2017

November 21st | Fish-Skin-Based Wound Treatment Becoming Part of Mainstream Wound Education
November 7th | Kerecis Expands Scientific Advisory Board
October 21st | Role of Omega3 from Fish Skin Receiving Scientific Attention at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care
August 30th | How Fish Skin Is Transforming Healthcare
August 29th | Kerecis to Present Fish-Skin Research at Military Health System Research Symposium
August 14th | U.S. Office of Naval Research Global Features Kerecis Fish-Skin Technology for Combat Injuries
July 25th | Kerecis Fish-Skin Technology Named One of the Top Ten Innovations in Podiatry
May 30th | Fish Skin Company Kerecis Named Iceland’s Fastest Growing Startup
April 21st | Alvogen to Market Regenerative Fish Skin in Korea, Taiwan and Thailand
April 6th | Fish Skin Wound Treatment Now Covered by Medicare in all 50 States

2016

2015

2014

November 12th | Kerecis Fish-Skin Treatment Receives Medicare “Q” Code
November 6th | Kerecis Selected to Present at the Northern Prime Minister Meeting
August 14th | Kerecis to Participate in the Military Health System Research Symposium, August 18 to 21
May 23rd | Kerecis to Present at NASDAQ OMX
May 5th | Kerecis to Participate in the Nordic Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeons’ Conference May 8-9
February 21st | Fish-Skin Medical Company Completes Funding Round
February 13th | Kerecis Receives U.S. Patent for Fish-Skin-Based Tissue Regeneration Technology
January 24th | Does Fish Skin Reduce Scarring from Plastic Surgery?

2013

November 7th | FDA Clears Fish-Skin Technology to Heal Human Wounds
August 8th | Kerecis Establishes Scientific Advisory Board of Leading Experts in Wound Care and Surgical Implants
June 17th | New Board Members Join Kerecis
May 3rd | Kerecis Completes Successful Immunology Study
April 26th | Kerecis Completes US$ 1 Million Series A2 Funding
January 31st | Kerecis Announces a Distribution Agreement with Medline Industries for the MariGen Omega3 Tissue-regeneration Technology

2012

May 18th | Follow-Up Study Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy of Omega3 Wound-Healing Treatment

2011

October 6th | Clinical Trial Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy of Wound-Healing Treatment
September 26th | Minister of Industry Inaugurates Fish Skin Medical Device Facility
June 20th | Kerecis to Present at IN3 East Investor Conference in Boston, June 21 – 23, 2011
May 24th | Kerecis Completes Interim Financing
March 24th | Kerecis Limited Receives ISO 13485:2003 Quality Management System Certification

2010

November 3rd | Kerecis to Present at Investment Forums in London and New York
October 8th | Kerecis Announces New Directors Eythor Bender and Egill Masson
July 14th | Research Collaboration Between Kerecis and ValaMed
June 9th | Kerecis to Present at IN3 East Investor Conference in Boston, June 10 – 11, 2010
May 3rd | Kerecis Announces New VP of Science and Technology
January 1st | Kerecis Closes Start-Up Financing Round with the New Business Venture Fund

2009

September 30th | Kerecis to Present at the 10th Seed Forum Iceland Conference

Archive of News Updates

2024

June 21st | Medicare Out-Patient Coverage for the Kerecis MariGen and Kerecis Shield Medical Fish-Skin Products
May 16th | Fertram Sigurjonsson and Kerecis Nominated for the European Inventor Award 2024
May 3rd | Fertram Sigurjonsson, Founder and CEO of Kerecis, Receives the EWMA President’s Wound Care Entrepreneur of the Year Award
May 2nd | Kerecis to Provide Multiple Updates on its Medical-Fish-Skin Technology at EWMA 2024
March 13th | Medical Fish Skin Company Kerecis Receives Export Award from the President of Iceland
March 7th | Kerecis Nominated as The Life Sciences Company of the Year
February 22nd | Our Heart Beats With The Local Community
February 15th | Kerecis Expands Silicone Fish-Skin Combination Product Range
January 10th | Kerecis Soars to Fourth Place in CSR Survey, Setting New Benchmarks
January 3rd | Kerecis to Attend the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

2023

November 3rd | Clinical Consensus on Kerecis Fish-Skin Grafts to be Presented at the SAWC Wound Conference
May 12th | National Nurse Week
May 10th | The Kerecis Beach Cleanup Initiative
February 1st | National Burn Awareness Week

2022

July 15th | AURORA AWARDS WINNERS 2021 ANNOUNCED
June 16th | June is Wound Healing Awareness Month
April 8th | Opportunities with Kerecis- Можливості з Kerecis
April 7th | Kerecis Medical Fish Skin to Be Available for Healogics Wound Care Centers®
March 15th | Kerecis Donates Fish Skin Grafts to Ukraine
January 5th | The Remarkable Story of Petur Oddsson

2021

November 19th | New Book Addresses Pediatric Wound Care
September 7th | A Leader in Circular Solutions
August 24th | Podiatry Management Features Kerecis Fish Skin
August 18th | Medical Fish Skin Company Kerecis Names Gudmundur Oskarsson VP Marketing & Product Management
August 4th | EY Announces Fertram Sigurjonsson of Kerecis as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Mid-Atlantic Award Winner
July 30th | Patients Inspire Miranda Every Day
July 20th | For Daniel, Compassion Meets Curiosity in Kerecis Field Sales
July 6th | Ilker Believes in Kerecis – And His Customers Do, Too
June 29th | For Molly, Sales at Kerecis is About the Team
June 23rd | July 14 Kerecis Webinar in Korea: Utilizing Kerecis Omega3 Fish Skin for Acute, Chronic & Surgical Wounds
June 23rd | Join Kerecis July 21 for an AAWC Webinar Featuring Dr. Naz Wahab
June 15th | EY Names Fertram Sigurjonsson of Kerecis as an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021® Mid-Atlantic Award Finalist
June 9th | Advances in Burn Care: Kerecis Webinar June 15
June 1st | Drs. John C. Lantis and Ian Barron Discuss Kerecis Omega3 MicroGraft Cases June 3
May 30th | European Burns Association and Kerecis Webinar June 2
May 21st | Kerecis and Endospin Italia Webinar May 26
May 16th | Going to ACFAS? Meet Kerecis at booth 832
May 8th | Look for Kerecis at “Das schwerbrandverletzte Kind” (The Severely Burned Child)
May 3rd | A Visit to Kerecis in Iceland is Always Exciting – These Days More Than Ever!
April 30th | Kerecis / ACWHTR Webinar May 7 Features Dr. McEneaney and Dr. Price
April 20th | Join Kerecis for a Breakfast Symposium at Boswick Burn & Wound in Maui
April 17th | Boswick Burn Symposium: Dr. Ariel Aballay on Using Kerecis Omega3 Fish Skin
March 29th | Where Do You Take a Leading Burn Expert When he Visits Iceland?
March 12th | U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Demonstrates Superior Results of Kerecis Omega3 Burn
February 10th | Dr. Doug Toole on Preventing Amputation with Kerecis Fish Skin
February 8th | Integrity at Kerecis means a well-trained sales team
January 29th | Sierra Magazine Names Kerecis for Sustainable Fish-Skin Grafts
January 21st | Medical-Fish-Skin Company Kerecis Names Mike Cadigan CFO
January 20th | President of Iceland Welcomes Kerecis Management Team
January 18th | Kerecis Honors, Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2020

December 3rd | How has COVID19 increased the number of diabetic amputations and how can Fish Skin reverse that trend?
November 25th | Food Unwrapped Meet Medical Fish Skin
November 24th | Latest Webinar: Kerecis on Burns
November 17th | Kerecis CEO Recognized as One of the 10 Most Inspiring CEOs
September 23rd | Fish Skin for Traumatic Wounds: An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Perspective
August 12th | DPM Practice Strategies, Changing Times Call for a Change in Practice
July 17th | Kerecis Named One of the Top 10 Surgical Solutions Providers of 2020
July 8th | Free CME Credit – Where and When, Adapting Advanced Treatments to Current Paradigms in Wound Healing
June 25th | Practical Podiatry Practices with Wounded Patients
June 18th | Challenging Situations in the Treatment of Post Epidemic Wounds
June 10th | Rooster the Strawberry Mustang Healed with Kerecis Vet
June 4th | Surgical Preparation for Traumatic Wounds – Dr. Thea Price
May 21st |
May 13th | Dr. McEneaney Webinar: 78% of attendees have postponed reconstructive surgery due to COVID-19
May 12th | Dr. Patrick McEneaney – Limb Salvage: Follow Up and Management Today
May 7th | Join Kerecis on Tuesday Evenings for Physician Driven Wound Care and Surgery Focused Webinars
May 6th | Dr. Fitzgerald Addressed the COVID-19 World of Limb Salvage and Lower Extremity Amputations
April 30th | May 5th, 2020 – Part 2 – Limb Salvage: Lower Extremity Amputation of the Untreated Wounds: Preparing for COVID-19 Fallout Webinar Series
April 22nd | Kerecis Webinar Series: Untreated Wounds – Preparing for COVID-19 Fallout
March 17th | Kerecis Omega3 Vet Heals 1-year-old Rottweiler Stella’s Burns From a House Fire
March 16th | Kerecis COVID-19 Update
February 29th | Kerecis Attends the Cure Melanoma Scientific Meeting in Washington D.C
February 22nd | Kerecis 2020 National Sales Meeting
February 21st | Kerecis Omega3-rich Fish Skin at this Week’s American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX
February 12th | U.S. Department of Defense News Recognizes Kerecis VP of Clinical Development Dr. Hilmar Kjartansson
February 3rd | Kerecis Founder and CEO Fertram Sigurjonsson, Was Invited to Join Iceland’s New Think Tank on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
January 28th | Aurora Award Winners Announced
January 23rd | Iceland’s Largest Newspaper Frettabladid Featured an in-Depth Interview With Fertram Sigurjonsson the Founder and CEO of Kerecis About the Positive Growth of the Company in Recent Years
January 14th | Kerecis to Attend the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco
January 13th | Kerecis Founder and CEO Fertram Sigurjonsson Was Featured in the Innovator’s Corner Section of the January 2020 PharmaVoice Magazine

2019

December 31st | Kerecis Top Moments from 2019
December 30th | Kerecis Founder and CEO Fertram Sigurjonsson Features on the List of Nominees for Business Person of the Year Released by Iceland’s Largest Newspaper Frettabladid
December 30th | Fish Skin Graft Successfully Healed “Rooster” the Horse!
December 20th | We Encourage you to Keep Your Eyes Peeled as More Yule Lads are Coming for the Next Few Days!
December 16th | Kerecis Welcomes the Next Group of Yule Lads Who Have Their Own Style of Fun and Tricks!
December 12th | Keep your Eyes Peeled for the Icelandic Yule Lads this Holiday Season!
December 10th | Kerecis Board Member President Grimsson Meets with Kerecis Advisory Board Member and Staff to Discuss the Future of Sustainable Wound Healing
November 21st | Dr. Michael Lacqua Presents His Results From the Use of Fish Skin at the Swiss Society of Hand Surgery in Interlaken, Switzerland
November 11th | In Honor of Veterans Day: November 11, 2019
October 25th | Skeptical Patients Turned Believers When Wounds Were Healed By Fish Skin at East Liverpool City Hospital In Ohio
October 18th | SAWC Fall 2019 Was a Great Success for Kerecis and Our Fish Skin Products
October 17th | First Patient in Mississippi Healed with Kerecis Omega3 Wound
October 9th | Happy Leif Eriksson Day
October 4th | October 2019 Podiatry Today Article: Can Fish Skin Grafts Have An Impact For Complex Diabetic Lower Extremity Wounds?
October 4th | Premier Foot Clinic Now Offering Kerecis in Jackson, Mississippi Area
October 3rd | Kerecis at your Service in the Southwest and Mid-Central U.S.
September 25th | Kerecis at your Service in the Mid-Atlantic U.S.
September 21st | SAWC Fall: Doctor in the Kitchen
September 20th | Kerecis at your Service in the Southeast U.S.
September 5th | Kerecis Founder and CEO meets with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence
May 13th | SAWC Spring in San Antonio Proven a Successful Show for Kerecis
April 30th | Dr. Michael J. Lacqua on the Benefits of the Kerecis Omega3 technology
April 24th | Aurora Awards Winner Lisa Jeffers on Kerecis Omega3 Wound
April 12th | SAWC: Meet Dora and Hear Our Fish Story
April 3rd | Kerecis Fish-Skin Based Treatment Hailed as Groundbreaking
March 30th | Catch of the Day: Dr. Lacqua and Kerecis at the 2019 SuperBones SuperWounds East
March 28th | Tackling the Challenges of Lower Extremity Ulcers
March 15th | Aurora Award Winner on the Benefits of Participating
March 12th | Using Kerecis Omega3 Wound in Case of Acute Infections
March 9th | Northern Lights Wound Workshop Wraps up Successfully
March 8th | Fantastic First Day Completed at the Northern Lights Wound Workshop
January 23rd | Aurora Awards Winners Announced
January 23rd | Get a Hands-On Experience at the Upcoming PRESENT Treasure Hunt
January 9th | Kerecis Featured in the Miami Herald

2018

November 26th | Kerecis Omega3 Wound Featured in a New Article in Podiatry Management
November 11th | Honoring All Who Served: Veterans Day 11th November 2018
November 7th | Kerecis Presenting a Workshop at Desert Foot Conference, Amid Rise of Diabetes-Related Foot Amputations
October 19th | Treating Combat Wounds with Kerecis Omega3 Fish Skin
October 18th | Icelandic Delegation Visits Kerecis in the U.S.
October 13th | Kerecis at Europe’s Largest Innovation Event
October 12th | Meet us at SAWC Fall on November 2-4
October 5th | Northern Lights Wound Workshop Gets Rave Reviews
August 23rd | Kerecis in the News: Featured on Mega TV Newscast

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