The market for tissue engineering and cell therapy products is set to grow to nearly $32 billion by 2018. This figure includes bioengineered products that are themselves cells or are actively stimulating cell growth or regeneration, products that often represent a combination of biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical technologies. The largest segment in the overall [...]
Cellular therapeutics with neurology applications currently encompass the entire range of development from preclinicals to approved, commercially available products in use. See the specific selected neurology cell therapy products on the market or in development by companies in the market: Personalized stem cell therapies for tissue regeneration Cell treatment for amyotropic lateral sclerosis Biopharmaceutical for [...]
Worldwide sales of cell therapy and tissue engineering products eclipsed $6.9 billion in 2009 on pace to reach $32 billion by 2018. This figure includes bioengineered products that are themselves cells or are actively stimulating cell growth or regeneration, products that often represent a combination of biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical technologies. The largest segment [...]
Cancer is a significant opportunity for the development of tissue engineering and cell therapies, but it is more than just an opportunity currently, since many companies are active and the market for cancer cell/tissue therapies already stands at nearly $500 million. Currently, OSI Pharmaceuticals has a commanding lead in this area, with its Tarceva [...]
The global market for coronary stents is estimated to be in excess of $7 billion and projected to be growing at 6% per year. With the average age of citizens in developed countries increasing, there is an increased need to provide medical care to the average citizen. As such, an aging population translates into increasing [...]
Our research into the products, technologies, companies and markets for tissue engineering and cell therapy has revealed that the 2009 market was at $6.9 billion. The market has grown dramatically, in commercialized products and company activity, over the past few years and is on an accelerated growth rate as technology hurdles are overcome and clinical [...]
High-strength surgical glue products were approved for topical closure applications in the United States in the late 1990s. Outside the United States, high-strength glues and adhesives have been approved in some countries for a number of years and have built up a track record of use in internal surgery. With time, high-strength glues will come [...]
Below is a brief profile of Adhezion Biomedical, LLC, one of the companies active in the surgical sealants and glues market and profiled in the MedMarket Diligence report #S175. We occasionally highlight companies whose products, in our opinion, are poised to make an impact on medtech markets. Founded in 2001, Adhezion Biomedical (formerly Spartan Medical [...]
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Posted 14 October 2009
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Cosmetic/aesthetic § biomaterials § early stage company § innovation § market data § medtech § startups § surgery § surgical glue § surgical sealant § wound management
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Tagged: chronic wound, decubitus ulcer, economy, fibrin glue, fibrin sealant, financing, innovation, investment, medtech, seed stage, series a, series b, series c, series d, startup, surgical glue, surgical sealant, surgical staple, suture, wound care, wound closure, wound dressing
Hemostats have been used for over a hundred years to stop bleeding in surgical and traumatic wounds. Primarily these products were first introduced to prevent hematomas during surgery with the aim of preventing resultant infections. During the 1980s and 1990s, the popularity of hemostats increased rapidly as surgeons tried to avoid excessive use of blood transfusions [...]
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Posted 13 October 2009
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biomaterials § biotech § clinical practice § market data § medtech § surgery § surgical glue § surgical sealant § wound management
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Tagged: chronic wound, decubitus ulcer, fibrin glue, fibrin sealant, surgical glue, surgical sealant, surgical staple, suture, wound care, wound closure, wound dressing
Products for the treatment of wounds can be divided into categories using a number of different classification systems. For the sake of analysis (as applied in the MMD report #S247), products and technologies in wound management can be divided generally into traditional products (simple bandages, dressings and closures) and advanced wound management. The advanced area [...]