BioFusion Builds International Bioscience Partnerships, Register Today for 2006 Conference.ATLANTA -- BioSouth(TM) today announced the formation of a partnership between the Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC GTEC Georgia Tech Emory Center GTEC Technology in Government Week (Canada) GTEC Governor's Technical Excellence Committee ) for the Engineering of Living Tissues based in Atlanta and the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Centre of Industrial Collaboration (BITECIC(TM)) located in the United Kingdom. The GTEC-BITECIC(TM) partnership provides unique opportunities to accelerate new medical product research though industry collaborations through the exchange of research, information and technology. "The purpose of BioFusion is to bring companies together with the hope of creating greater access to global partnerships," said Glen Whitley, HM Consul, Trade & Investment. "UK Trade & Investment works to build collaboration between American and British companies and we are proud to say that the early introductions we facilitated at BioFusion 2005 ultimately led to the existing partnership between GTEC and BITECIC(TM)." "By partnering, we strengthen the portfolio of expertise that is available to the medical device, tissue engineering and regenerative re·gen·er·a·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration. 2. Tending to regenerate. re·gen medicine industries on an international level," said Ann Schmierer, Manager for Industrial Relations industrial relations pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers and Technology Transfer at GTEC. "Our facilities provide complementary skill sets to one another, and facilitates an international link for industry-sponsored research and collaboration." GTEC and BITECIC(TM) are actively looking to expand their partnership to include the BioMaterials Center at the National Institute for Materials Science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. in Japan. BioFusion 2006, the global bioscience partnering conference, is Sept. 17-19 at the Washington Duke Washington Duke (December 18, 1820 – May 08, 1905) was an American tobacco industrialist and philanthropist. Duke was born George Washington Duke in Durham County, North Carolina, to Taylor Duke (c1770–1830) and Dicey Jones (born c1780). Inn & Golf Club in Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham CountyGR6 and is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. . To take advantage of early registration or sponsorship opportunities, visit www.biosouth.org or call 404-551-3436. About BioSouth BioSouth is dedicated to the advancement of southern bioscience companies and institutions through programs and conferences to support commercialization of products and partnerships within the global biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device communities. By working with our international partners, we are developing alliances, licensing agreements and partnerships with southern life science companies, research institutions and universities. For more information visit: http://www.biosouth.org. About GTEC The Georgia Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for the Engineering of Living Tissues provides a unique blend of engineering and medical expertise to advance the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. GTEC is playing a leading role in defining and building the core technologies in biomaterials, biomechanics The study of the anatomical principles of movement. Biomechanical applications on the computer employ stick modeling to analyze the movement of athletes as well as racing horses. Biomechanics , stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. biology, genetic engineering and immunology to enable the next generation of tissue engineered constructs, cell-based therapies, advanced medical devices and other combination products. For more information visit: http://www.gtec.gatech.edu. About UK Trade & Investment UK Trade & Investment is the British Government's international business development agency, supporting companies in the United Kingdom doing business internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to establish a market footprint in the United Kingdom. The integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. offered by UK Trade & Investment bring together a network of business sector specialists and support teams in over 200 British embassies and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO FCO n abbr (BRIT) (= Foreign and Commonwealth Office) → Min. de AA. EE FCO n abbr (Brit) (= Foreign and Commonwealth Office) → ) posts overseas, as well as key experts in government departments across the United Kingdom. For more information visit: www.uktradeinvestusa.com. |
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