Biomedical Materials - Issue 11, 2011

A monthly news alert which addresses all the latest developments in ceramics, composites, metals, polymers and textiles for biomedical use including advances in materials, product launches and trials, industry news, international regulatory issues and an alerting service to the latest research results.

Reports on new and existing application areas: artificial organs and skin, bioprostheses, bone repair, catheters, contact lenses, dental materials, drug delivery, ophthalmics, orthopaedics, sutures and tissue engineering. Every month, this concise newsletter will keep you up-to-date with the latest research in a format that doesn’t take all day to read. Biomedical Materials provides you with abstracts of the latest research findings and details of new materials being tested or developed, as well as all the industry news, such as markets, product trials and corporate strategies. Plus, all news articles contain contact details so you can follow up items of specific interest directly with the companies and institutes concerned.

MATERIALS
- US advisory group to discuss wrinkle filler material
- Avita launches spray-on skin to treat leg ulcers

PRODUCTS
- Gel that temporarily stops blood flow gains US approval
- Kips Bay Medical wins US patent for blood vessel technology
- FBC Device ApS wins first US patent for spinal device
- Anulex wins US clearance for tissue fixation device
- CorMatrix wins US approval for new cardiovascular application
- Titan Spine wins US approval for spinal implant
- Vexim to sell implant in India
- Med-El launches cochlear implant in USA
- Stent from Cook wins advisory panel support

INDUSTRY NEWS
- Medtronic wins favourable patent infringement judgement
- Cyberonics invests in sleep apnea
- Aesculap acquires Aragon Surgical
- Merger of KineticConcepts and Apax will go ahead
- AxoGen and LecTec merge; new company known as AxoGen

RESEARCH ALERT
- Researchers report positive results from spinal cord injury treatment in rodents

CALENDAR

RESEARCH AND MARKET NEWS
- Biomedical projects win Massachusetts Institute of Technology grants
- Swiss research group seeks projects
- Neuromodulation market will see strong growth