SFB News

2021 Annual Meeting Call for Ideas

The 2021 Program Committee is requesting input from all SFB members about sessions they would like to see at the 2021 Annual Meeting. The deadline to submit is June 30, 2020.

This year, the Committee is especially interested in sessions that are pertinent to our industry members and those that are focused on patient outcomes, as well, we will explore the very latest new and emerging...

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AIMBE Fellows' Efforts to Combat COVID-19 Outbreak

 

AIMBE Fellows' Efforts to Combat COVID-19 Outbreak

AIMBE Fellows and the medical and biological engineering community have been deeply involved in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are honored to share and recognize their efforts. Selected research examples are featured ...

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FDA/CDRH updated information on COVID-19 device shortages

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FDA/CDRH continues on a daily basis to develop new and updated information related to device shortages produced by the COVID-19 pandemic.  You can subscribe to the CDRHNew – News and Updates by clicking the subscribe box under CDRHNew at the top of the page linked below.  You should get notices of the principal device related shortage updates on a daily basis.

 

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Here's How Nanoparticles Could Help Us Get Closer to a Treatment for COVID-19

HERE’S HOW NANOPARTICLES COULD HELP US GET CLOSER TO A TREATMENT FOR COVID-19

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Credit: NIAID-RML

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New Classification System Developed for Regenerative Cell-Based Therapies

New Classification System Developed for Regenerative Cell-Based Therapies

For Immediate Release on February 20, 2020

FARMINGTON – Doctors at UConn Health have developed the first classification system for regenerative cell-based therapies designed to stratify therapies based on scientific evidence and potential for harm. Today, there are concerns regarding the...

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