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What drives research in the field of biomaterials?

. By Hamideh Emrani It always feels amazing to find a solution to a problem or challenge. I think this huge sense of accomplishment is what drives many people in the research community. During my academic career, I have come across some remarkable scientists and...

Update from the Clinic: February

. Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of February. Northwest Biotherapeutics received approval from Health Canada to proceed with its ongoing Phase 3 clinical study in Glioblastoma multiforme at clinical sites in Quebec. Sangamo and bluebird bio both...

Hot off the press: DNA-based bioprinting of tissues

. By S. Amanda Ali, PhD What do biomaterials mean to you? For this orthopaedic scientist, the first thing that comes to mind is the total joint replacement: artificial knees, hips and shoulders made from a variety of materials to reproduce joint function and suit each...

Biomaterials 101– A fate-twister

  By guest blogger Jane Cheung With contributions from Casandra Gardner, PhD and Joanna Fromstein P.Eng (Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine) “Fate has brought us here.” “This is my destiny.” We often read or hear these phrases in books or...

Right Turn: Blockbuster toy or super (silly) biomaterial?

. Signals’ mandate is to bring you, dear reader, blogs about stem cells, commercialization and biomaterials, but lately there hasn’t been much of the latter; therefore, I’ve decided to try to fill that gap. But before you get too excited, I am in no way an expert on...