PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: DSCI), a manufacturer and marketer of advanced wound care products, today announced that it and its partner, Comvita New Zealand, Ltd, are changing the brand name of their honey-based product line to MEDIHONEYTM, effective immediately. Previously, both companies had intended to market the products under the API-MEDTM brand. The MEDIHONEYTM brand is an asset Comvita acquired through its recent purchase of Medihoney-Pty Ltd., formerly a subsidiary of the Australian-based Capilano group. MEDIHONEYTM is the market-leading line of Active Leptospermum honey-based wound and burn dressings, and is currently sold throughout Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The brand has been featured in multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on the use of honey for the management of wounds and burns, with several additional articles set to be published in the fall of 2007.
