Combining patient comfort and efficiency in wound care
Contardo Pafumi, Marketing Manager, Medical Coating & Adhesives, Covestro
September 24th, 2026
Why advanced materials and partnerships are key to next-generation wound care
Chronic wounds are becoming more common, driven by an increasingly aging population and climbing rates of conditions like diabetes and obesity. At the same time, overburdened hospitals, tighter budgets, and staff shortages, combined with a greater demand for patient independence, are resulting in more wound care being performed in the home. Tackling these challenges calls for dressings that last longer and are easier to apply, materials that help reduce infection risk, and monitoring that supports both healing and independence.
Contardo Pafumi, Marketing Manager for Medical Coating & Adhesives at Covestro, explains how advanced material properties, combined with cross-value chain partnerships, can help the industry get there.
At Covestro, we collaborate with partners along the value chain and constantly refine our material solutions to meet the needs of the medical device industry and, ultimately, help improve people’s lives. This is what our vision and Baymedix® stand for.
In this interview, we ask Contardo the following questions:
• What are the key trends and challenges in the medical device industry right now?
• How can materials help improve people's lives whilst increasing efficiency?
• How can partnerships help make the medical device market more patient-centric?
Download the interview to learn how materials and collaboration can support the changing landscape of wound care.
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