2th International NRW Symposium on Biomaterials and Biomechanics: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications 2010
From March 17-19, 2010 the “12th International NRW Symposium on Biomaterials and Biomechanics: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications 2010” (www.biomaterials.uni-essen.de) took place at the university Duisburg-Essen. More than 120 participants from 23 countries attended this meeting in order to learn from international renowned speakers in the field of biomaterials. Major topics of this years symposium were:New Morphoplant patent granted for drug-delivery applications
Morphoplant has received notification from the European Patent Office that its application “METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT HAVING A POLYMER MATRIX, IMPLANTS MADE THEREOF AND USE THEREOF” (EP patent application 07857884.6) has been granted. The new patent includes 12 claims covering compositions and methods for producing a polymer matrix from polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid or copolymers in combination with cytostatic agents, antibiotics or growth factors like BMP-2. This wide-ranging patent may be broadly used for the production of drug delivering devices for therapeutic applications.