Royal DSM N.V. announced a successful collaboration with EPflex to launch a new set of guidewires with ComfortCoat(R) hydrophilic coating, a proprietary DSM technology. EPflex will manufacture the guidewires and DSM will provide the coating technology. DSM's ComfortCoat(R) coating further improves the performance of the guidewire systems by providing a durable lubricious coating, which reduces the amount of force needed to pass through tight stenoses and reach difficult lesions. Benefits of the coated guidewires include an extremely soft tip, excellent gliding properties, a torsion stable core, and high flexural strength.