FibreTuff launches manufacturing of biomaterials for 3D printing
In Ohio, FiberTuff launched compounding operations to manufacture cellulose based biomaterial for the 3D printing and molding of Class I and II medical devices...
Want to Prevent or Delay Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease? Eat Some Mushrooms
In Malaysia, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Malaya shows evidence that the bioactive components of mushrooms can help delay or...
Do you smell coffee? That’s my sunglasses!
In Ukraine, the world’s first coffee-based sunglasses are now available thanks to eyeglass designer brand Ochi. They use a biopolymer based on coffee, flax...
Taiwan says “Just say no” to plastic bags in the new year
In Taiwan, the country’s Environmental Protection Administration expanded the plastic bag ban coming into effect on January 1st to further reduce waste. The ban...
Hope for fatal bone disease patients with biomaterial scaffold
In Italy, a team of researchers developed a biocompatible scaffold seeded with molecule-releasing stem cells that, when implanted in mice with a rare but...
Indian startup looks to turn pens into trees
In India, Lakshmi Menon has launched “With Love,” a startup that sells paper pens with a seed inside. The biodegradable pens can simply be...
Stora Enso adds veteran to consumer board division
In Finland, Stora Enso has appointed Annica Bresky Executive Vice President, Consumer Board division and member of the Group Leadership Team, effective 1 May...
Fighting Chronic Bone Infections with Bioglass Instead of Antibiotics
In Finland, BonAlive Biomaterials Ltd. developed and used bioglass in clinical trials in a variety of European countries to treat osteomyelitis, a chronic bone...
Mice Born from 3D Printed Ovaries Could Lead to More Fertility Options
In Illinois, Northwestern University researchers created 3D printed ovaries and placed them in lab mice that were able to ovulate, get pregnant and give...
Biomaterials with “Frankenstein Proteins” Help Heal Tissue
In North Carolina, biomedical engineers from Duke University and Washington University in St. Louis demonstrated that, by injecting an artificial protein made from a...