Start-Up Spotlight: Iraq War Veteran Deploys ‘Bone Paint’ To Combat Traumatic Injuries

Theradaptive's “paint-like” regenerative therapeutic can be applied to any device to promote bone regrowth or regenerate tissue.

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After seeing the devastating effects of war first-hand, Iraq war veteran Luis Alvarez made it his personal mission to combat traumatic orthopedic injuries by developing a technology platform to expedite healing of bones and tissues.

While finishing his doctorate in biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Alvarez developed the technology, dubbed AMP2,...

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This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.