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Oct 2016

Statement by Clemens Bimek about the current status quo of the project

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Dear Bimek SLV Supporters,   it is with great pleasure that we’ve received interest in and willingness to participate in our project. Initially we had envisioned the revolution of contraception as a simpler endeavour and for this reason we had laid out a rather enthusiastic timeline. From our current perspective, this was very optimistic. The hurdles we need to overcome have not only grown in height, but also increased in number.   In the meantime, and using all of our available tools, we have attempted to obtain the approval for […]

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Apr 2016

The Bimek Spermatic Duct Valve: A preliminary clinical study

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The development of the Bimek spermatic duct valve has taken a crucial step forward; the ethics commission of a German university clinic has agreed to conduct a preliminary clinical study. In the preliminary study a small group of volunteers will be selected to have the spermatic duct valves implanted. The valves will be inserted in an opened state. Volunteers will then be monitored for a period of about 6 months to see if sperm cells flow through the valves as intended. To keep track of this, the number and activity […]

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