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Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

FDA Issues Final Rule on Antibacterial Soaps

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter (OTC) consumer antiseptic wash products containing certain active ingredients can no longer be marketed. Companies will no longer be able to market antibacterial washes with these...

September 12, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Functional Human Tissue-Engineered Liver Generated from Stem and Progenitor Cells 

A research team led by investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has generated functional human and mouse tissue-engineered liver from adult stem and progenitor cells. Tissue-engineered Liver (TELi) was found to contain normal structural components...

September 1, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

MiMedx Awarded Six New U.S. Patents This Year

MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading regenerative medicine company utilizing human amniotic tissue and patent-protected processes to develop and market advanced products and therapies for the Wound Care, Surgical, Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine,...

August 30, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

New Regenerative Bandage Heals Wounds Faster for Diabetes

At some point in their lives, 15 percent of people with diabetes will develop a painful and hard-to-treat foot ulcer. Twenty-four percent of those affected will require a lower-leg amputation because of it. And, in some instances, what seems like...

August 26, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Copper Kills Bacteria and Wins Fans in Health Care

Copper is used in everything from automobiles to air conditioners, but it has one property that makes it especially attractive for medical uses: It kills bacteria A burgeoning opportunity for copper producers relies on a simple premise: that the base...

August 22, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Compound from Marine Sponge Reduces Pancreatic Tumor Size

A deep-water marine sponge that contains leiodermatolide has the ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells and block cancer cells from dividing using extremely low concentrations of the natural compound. Scientists at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute...

August 19, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Novel Technology May Prevent Burn Scarring

A group of researchers from Tel Aviv University and Harvard University has devised a new non-invasive method to prevent burn scarring caused by the proliferation of collagen cells. They are using short, pulsed electric fields prevent the formation of burn-related...

August 16, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Human Clinical Trial of Vaccine to Prevent Zika Virus Launched by NIH

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun the clinical trial of a vaccine intended to prevent infection of the Zika virus. The study will comprise at least 80 healthy...

August 5, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Derma Sciences acquires BioD for $21.3m

Derma Sciences (NSDQ:DSCI) said today it is buying regenerative medicine developer BioD for $21.3 million up front, with the possibility of an additional $56.5 million. The deal between Princeton, N.J.-based Derma Sciences and Cordova, Tenn.-based BioD includes regulatory milestone payments up to $30 million...

July 29, 2016