Reminders
2012 World Biomaterials Congress
Chengdu, China
June 1-5, 2012
click here for preliminary information and call for abstracts.
2012 Fall Symposium
New Orleans, LA
October 3-6, 2012
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Upcoming Biomaterials Days
July 27, 2012 - Rice University / Texas A&M University / University of Texas
September, 2012 - University of Kentucky / Purdue University / Case Western Reserve University
October 10, 2012 - Clemson University
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Highlights
Special Interest Group of the Month
Ophthalmic Biomaterials
Congratulations to the 2011 Student Chapter Travel Award Winners:
Case Western University
University of Florida
University of Kentucky
University of Memphis
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News
Important Details About "Joinder of Parties" Provision in New Patent Law
An important blog post is being brought to your attention by the Biomaterials and Medical Products Commercialization (BMPC) Special Interest Group (Carl McMillin, Chair). It provides information on how the judiciary will be handling patent infringement cases under the new patent law. To see the full article, click here.
2012 Award Recipients
The Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations Committee is pleased to present the recipients of the 2012 awards, below. For full text of the press release announcing the award winners, please click here.
Founder's Award
Arthur Coury, PhD - Genzyme Corporation
C. William Hall Award
Dharam S. Dhindsa, DVM, PhD - National Institutes of Health
Society For Biomaterials Award For Service Award
Martine LaBerge, PhD - Clemson University
Clemson Award for Basic Research
Andres Garcia, PhD - Georgia Institute of Technology
Clemson Award for Applied Research
Kam Leong, PhD - Duke University
Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature
Molly Shoichet, PhD, FRSC, O. Ont. - University of Toronto
Young Investigator Award
Steven Little, PhD - University of Pittsburgh
Student Award for Outstanding Research –PhD Candidate
Mark Tibbitt - University of Colorado
Student Award for Outstanding Research –MD/PhD Candidate
Paschalia Maria Mountziaris - Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Student Award for Outstanding Research –Undergraduate
Anna K. Blakney - University of Colorado
Member Spotlight
Robert Latour, PhD
Clemson University
Biomaterial
of the Month
A Novel Low Modulus, High Refractive Index, Non-glistening Crosslinked Polyisobutylene Polymer for Intraocular Lens Applications
Ophthalmic cataract removal and intraocular lens surgery has always been the vanguard of minimally invasive surgery. The advances in surgery, adjunctive tools and implants continue to provide improved and more consistent clinical outcomes while quickly achieving optimal visual results. The evolution of the intraocular lens (IOL) from rigid PMMA to foldable silicones and today's hydrophobic foldable acrylics have been essential to achieving today's results.
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Abstracts
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News
Major Patent Law Change Signed by Obama Friday Sept. 16, 2011.