SFB News

Webinar: Increasing Industry Interactions, an Academic Viewpoint
Submitted on Wed, 09/16/2015

The Society for Biomaterials hosted a webinar on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 for students or academic faculty who are looking to increase industry involvement in their research.  The webinar will provides some insights, including:

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Researchers’ Quest for an Artificial Heart
Submitted on Tue, 09/15/2015

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2015/06/02/artificial-heart/

 

In the USA alone, around 610,000 people die of heart disease each year. A…

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Webinar: Starting a Biomaterials Company
Submitted on Wed, 08/26/2015

The Society for Biomaterials hosted a webinar on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, detailing several methods for commercializing research and starting a company.

SFB President Thomas Webster of Northeastern University covered a number of topics including:

-  How to determine if your idea can be and should be…

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Terumo Global Science Prize Nominations
Submitted on Thu, 07/16/2015

Applications are now being accepted for the 3rd Terumo Global Science Prize.  This prize is awarded to outstanding researchers in the biomaterials field who have produced exceptional research results that meet international standards of excellence.

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Blood Vessels Via Printer
Submitted on Fri, 07/10/2015

SFB member, Ali Khademhosseini's work on 3D printing of blood vessels was ranked #67 in the top 100 stories of 2014 by Discover Magazine!  By embedding wormlike, 3-D-printed casts in a gel, then removing them, Harvard’s Ali…

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