Swedish researchers advance spider silk
In Sweden, researchers have addressed two of the challenges inherent to synthetically producing spider silk: “clumping” that reduces the amount of silk available for...
Stora Enso Sells Subsidiary, Formeca, to Amitec
In Finland, renewable biomaterial packaging and construction company Stora Enso is selling its subsidiary that focuses on automated packaging machinery, Formeca, to Amitec also...
New Chief Scientific Officer for Xenetic Biosciences
In Massachusetts, Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. has a new Chief Scientific Officer, Curtis A. Lockshin. Lockshin’s experience with research and development in the biopharmaceutical industry...
He Says, She Says –PixarBio and Invivo Therapuetics Send Mixed Messages About Buy-Out
In Massachusetts, PixarBio said they offered Invivo Therapeutics $77 million in a take-over bid, but Invivo Therapeutics said that’s news to them. After Invivo...
Two Against One – Drugs and Body’s Immune System Buddy Up to Attack Cancer...
In Pennsylvania, Penn State researchers have found a way to create biodegradable polymer nanoparticles that have cancer-fighting drugs integrated in them to attack certain...
Tufts researchers unveil programmable silk biopolymer
In Boston, Tufts University researchers have developed a new biopolymer from silk proteins that can be programmed to exhibit biological, chemical, or optical functions.
The...
MiMedx Investigation Into Employee Allegations Continues
In Georgia, MiMedx Group Inc., a company that focuses on regenerative medicine in various medical specialties like surgical, orthopedic, spine, and dental fields, has...
Buffalo’s Heart Saves Human Lives in Form of Surgical Biomaterial Implant
In India, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have engineered a biomaterial implant from the sack of a buffalo’s heart that can...
Reindeer Antlers Provide Valuable Insight for Sturdier Biomaterials
In the United Kingdom, researchers from Queen Mary University of London’s School of Engineering and Materials Science have found handy information about reindeer antlers...
Research Team Creates New Company, Spinthesis, for Spider Silk Biomaterial Production
In North Dakota, North Dakota State University researchers are finding ways to use spider silk as flexible metal conductors and in medical treatments. The...