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Epoxy resin formulator Sicomin has supplied materials to produce both moulds and parts for the 5 gilded domes of the recently inaugurated Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Paris, France. 

A breathable backsheet material that exhibits reduced leakage has been developed by SCA.

A hernia repair device (200) outlined by Covidien in US Patent 9 492 261 includes a mesh (21) that extends across a tissue defect and a number of filaments (220a-d) coupled to the mesh.

A coloured suture (410) disclosed by Teleflex Medical has distinguishable ends, a distinct junction and reduced glare, it is claimed in US Patent 9 474 520.

Shareholders in Ahlstrom and Munksjö have given the go-ahead to the proposed merger of the two companies.

A nanostructured biocompatible nonwoven tissue to be used in wound dressings is one of three new products that will be developed and validated as part of the European Union (EU)-funded PolyBioS

Temporarily stiffened mesh prostheses have been developed by Medtronic subsidiary TYRX of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, USA.

Chemicals company Denka Corp of Tokyo, Japan, has published a patent describing the benefits of a cobalt-based catalyst for use in the production of carbon nanofibres.

Collier Research Corp of Hampton, Virginia, USA, has become the only software company to be a member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Advanced Composites Consortium (AC

Teijin Ltd has completed the acquisition of automotive composite parts producer Continental Structural Plastics Holdings (CSP) Corp for US$825 million.

Solvay of Brussels, Belgium, has agreed to sell its formulated resins business to ALTANA AG’s ELANTAS PDG Inc of St Louis, Missouri, USA. 

A hysteropexy mesh for treating uterine prolapse has been developed by Coloplast.

A dressing that includes an assembly or tow of continuous long fibres is disclosed in US Patent 9 474 654 by Smith & Nephew.

Drylock Technologies, the Zele, Belgium-based manufacturer of personal absorbent hygiene products, has acquired Presto Absorbent Products (PAPI), a manufacturer of adult incontinence products based

A wound dressing claimed to be ideal for the treatment of drier wounds has been developed by Abigo Medical

A therapeutic wound dressing (1) that contains an absorbent layer based on a wound-covering layer (2) and an activated carbon (3) has been developed by Blücher of Erkrath, Germany.

Belgian diaper producer Ontex has confirmed it is to acquire the personal hygiene business of Hypermarcas of Brazil for BRL$1 billion (€286 million).

A therapeutic wound dressing (1) that contains an absorbent layer based on a wound-covering layer (2) and an activated carbon (3) has been developed by Blücher of Erkrath, Germany.

Medical technology provider Smith & Nephew has been awarded the 2016 French Galien Award for its Pico single-use negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system.

SCA is to discontinue its hygiene business in India in the first quarter of 2017.  Four years after entering the Indian market, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company explained that “profitability ca