1. Advanced Biologics (Ladera Ranch, Calif.). The company's OsteoAMP exploits growth factors within allograft tissue. A proprietary process utilizes the osteoinductivity of autografts and the osteoconductivity of allografts from the same donor to enhance growth factors to higher levels. OsteoAMP…
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