Biologics

Gregory Lutz, MD, and Kevin Pauza, MD, launched a new study to examine the clinical effectiveness of Discseel, a treatment to restore and regrow damaged discs in the spine.

Mesenchymal stromal cells have shown promise for regenerative medicine, according to the Journal of Orthopaedics. They may improve spinal fusion.

 that demineralized bone matrix activity induces bone when implanted ectopically into the muscle or under the skin due to bone morphogenetic proteins.

The use of biologics before and during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery or small-for-gestational-age births, a study in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases finds.

MedImmune will create a standalone company for early-stage inflammatory and autoimmunity biologics.

Surgeons attending the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 Annual Meeting in New Orleans March 6 to 10 can expect to discuss biologics and opioids, according to Medscape.

Researchers grafted human spinal cord-derived neural progenitor cells into cervical spinal cord injury sites in rhesus monkeys in a study in Nature Medicine. The human stem cells matured into nerve cells in the monkeys, spurring neuronal connections and improving the monkeys'…

Researchers at the New York Genome Center and New York University in New York City developed a 3-D printed, portable and low-cost microfluidic device to facilitate access to single-cell sequencing. The researchers used the device to study synovial tissue from…

Bioventus will co-develop a next generation bone allograft solution for spine and trauma surgery with Tampa, Fla.-based LifeLink Tissue Bank.

Johnson & Johnson is collaborating with Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research to establish a 3-D bioprinting laboratory. Work on the new laboratory will begin in the first quarter of 2018.