Sarah Heilshorn, PhD, a Stanford (Calif.) University associate professor of materials science and engineering, authored a paper in Nature Materials about growing and preserving neural stem cells, according to Stanford News.
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Xtant Medical is in a distribution agreement with curasan, a developer of biomaterials and medical device for bone and tissue regeneration.
SeaSpine commercially launched OsteoStrand Demineralized Bone Fibers, with the first implantations occurring in Connecticut and California.
DiscGenics will participate in MedCision's ThawSTAR Early Adopter Program.
Orthofix International updated its fiscal year 2017 earnings guidance, according to The Ledger Gazette.
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Pinnacle Spine Group filed an application for FDA clearance of its InFill Lateral Fusion System.
Abba Zubair, MD, PhD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., investigated whether stem cells would multiply at an accelerated speed in zero gravity, according to Action News Jax.
AngelMD's venture capital fund invested in a bone biologic startup.
Terri Dallas-Prunskis, MD, of The Regenerative Stem Cell Institute in Elgin, Ill., presented her research on using stem cell therapy to provide relief to patients suffering from concussions and CTE at the Powering Precision Health Summit 2017.
AlloSource is showcasing its AlloFuse Select CM during the 2017 North American Spine Society annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., from Oct. 25 to Oct. 28.