Cuprina Secures Exclusive Rights to Southeast Asia's First UNIDO/GEF- Demonstrated Medical Waste Recycling Technology

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[{"type":"text","content":"Cuprina Secures Exclusive Rights to Southeast Asia’s First UNIDO/GEF- Demonstrated Medical Waste Recycling Technology\n\n\n\n SINGAPORE, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) Limited\n \n (\n \n Nasdaq: CUPR\n \n ) (“\n \n Cuprina\n \n ” or “\n \n the Company\n \n ”), a biomedical and biotechnology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of products for the management of chronic wounds and infertility, as well as cosmeceuticals for the health and beauty sector, today announced it has secured exclusive licensing rights to Southeast Asia’s first medical waste recycling technology developed under the oversight of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the major alliance supporting developing countries in achieving global environmental benefits.\n \n\n The license, signed by Cuprina with China-based Zhejiang Heliang Technology Co., Ltd., covers Singapore and an option to expand into ten additional Southeast Asian countries.\n \n\n As opposed to current medical waste technologies which incinerate waste and send its ash to landfills – a method that releases toxic emissions and strains Singapore’s already limited landfill capacity – the new technology uses advanced high-temperature steam treatment to sterilize and decontaminate medical waste, particularly plastic-based materials. Once clean, these materials are sorted and recycled into high-value resins and converted into sustainable raw materials that re-enter the economy.\n \n\n The technology has gained validation over two decades via collaboration between Chinese authorities, UNIDO, and GEF, as well as via ISO certifications (9001, 14001, 45001) and extensive regulatory approvals.\n \n\n Cuprina intends to apply for the operating licenses required in Singapore to construct a facility for the new technology, and is also engaging with the nation’s leading toxic waste disposal companies to integrate these processes seamlessly into the national waste management framework.\n \n\n By establishing Singapore as the first hub for the technology outside of China, Cuprina aims to capture significant growth opportunities across Southeast Asia, where many governments are tightening environmental standards.\n \n\n ...

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