Innovative toothpaste inventor wins major prize

Professor Robert Hill, Chief Scientific Officer at BioMin Technologies Ltd, and the inventor of the innovative toothpaste, BioMin F, has been awarded the Chapman Medal by the Institute of

Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). The Chapman Medal is one of the Institute's premier awards, presented to Professor Hill for his distinguished research and innovation in the field

of biomedical materials, which have produced benefits for patients and contributed to associated opportunities in industry. Professor Hill, who is Senior Professor in the Dental School at

Queen Mary University of London as well as a Board Member and Chief Scientific Officer at BioMin Technologies Ltd, has carried out research on bone cements resulting in an adhesive for

sticking cochlear implants to bone. Prior to his invention, silicone adhesives were used, but these often failed to bond, resulting in replacement of the hearing implant and a second costly

operation. In 2015 he founded with Dr David Gillam the successful spin-out company BioMin Technologies Ltd. The company is based on three patents on degradable bioactive glasses used in

toothpastes for treating dentine hypersensitivity. The toothpaste BioMin F, based on these patents, is sold across the world including China, Australia, Thailand, India, North America and

Europe. It is proven to be effective both at remineralising lost and damaged tooth enamel, and improving the symptoms of dentine hypersensitivity. Professor Hill has published over 300

scientific papers and has 25 patents. His most recent patent filed is for Machinable Ceramics that can be machined without diamond tipped tooling and can be computer machined to produce a

dental crown in the dental surgery in less than ten minutes. To find out more about BioMin Toothpaste visit https://www.biomin.co.uk/. RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT

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