Richmond-based OrthoVirginia's Adam Crowl, MD, performed the first spinal fusion in clinic with the ViBone Moldable cell bone matrix, according to a Jan. 12 news release.

Peter Fields, MD, director of OrthoRegen in Santa Monica, Calif., is offering a stem cell therapy that combines four regenerative orthopedic procedures.

The global spinal biologics industry is projected to reach $2.3 billion by 2027, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 2.8 percent, according to ReportLinker.com.

Capital market company KICVentures Group has completed the acquisition of NanoFuse Biologics.

Health Canada has approved Zolgensma for the treatment of pediatric spinal muscular atrophy patients with three or less copies of the SMN2 gene, or infantile-onset SMA.

Eric Tobin has been announced as CEO of N2 Biomedical, a company providing coating and surface treatment for medical devices, according to a Dec. 2 press release.

A landmark clinical trial was announced in November when a $9 million grant was provided for the first human study using stem cells to treat a spinal disorder that occurs in babies in the womb.

Voters approved a proposition to provide $5.5 billion for stem cell research by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, according to a Nov. 13 press release.

The first human clinical trial using stem cells to treat spina bifida has been made possible thanks to a $9 million grant provided Nov. 12 by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

CelluBridge, a spinal cord scaffold implant, has received the FDA's breakthrough device designation.

A man who had shoulder pain turned to stem cells to aid his recovery from rotator cuff surgery, according to a Nov. 11 report from ABC12.

Cerapedics' i-Factor+ Matrix is now available for surgical implantation in Canada.

Cells in cellular bone matrix products do not improve fusion or bone formation, according to results of a preclinical SeaSpine study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons on Oct. 15 introduced the AAOS Biologics Dashboard to help physicians keep up to date with the approval status of biologic innovations.

A Wisconsin stem cell clinic has been cautioned by the FDA for marketing intrathecal and intravenous injections of human stem cell and tissue-based products for a variety of neurologic conditions, according to the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.

Orthobiologic company Biologica Technologies on Oct. 6 launched OsseoGen, a cellular bone matrix designed for bone regeneration.

Regenerative medicine company Aziyo Biologics on Sept. 28 appointed Matthew Ferguson as CFO.

Regenerative medicine company Histogen has received a $2 million grant to help fund a clinical trial for knee cartilage regeneration.

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health spine surgeon Rick Placide, MD, implanted the first Signafuse strips in a patient during a posterolateral lumbar fusion, according to a Sept. 2 news release.

A number of emerging biologic technologies are currently being evaluated and launched in the spine field. Here are six key developments in the past month: