VitaThreads, LLC has developed a proprietary fibrin microthread technology intended for wound healing process in the aesthetic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery markets. A spinoff from Worcester Polytechnic Institute the firm is organized around commercializing that biopolymer microthread technology designed to produce new methods of stem cell delivery and new treatments for sports injuries and heart attacks, Building on the research of its founders at WPI's Bioengineering Institute, the firm is primarily addressing improved wound healing - using their product to enable clinicians to close wounds without scarring. The firm's flagship product - designated VitaSutures - is an advanced suture-like medical device meant to enhance repair of low-tension incisional wounds with minimal likelihood of scarring. Initially targeting the aesthetics market, where high-visibility procedures require a scarless closure solution, VitaSuture offers clinicians seeking an ideal aesthetic result to close skin incisions; and allows the body to return to a natural state without the prolonged presence of suture material and the complications associated with long suture persistence
