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Growing New Bones without a Human Body

Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor

EpiBone is a small startup in Harlem specializing in a unique method, which allows patients to “grow their own bone.” The company utilizes a small bioreactor to produce autologous bone grafts made from data collected by CT scans as well as stem cells gathered from the patient.

EpiBone’s website [1] says its process “is strategically positioned to provide a superior bone graft that will provide exact defect repair, a simplified surgical procedure, improved bone formation and regeneration, and shorter recovery times.”

The startup was recently mentioned [2] as one of the investments that belongs to a non-profit investment fund started by Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel.

EpiBone founders Nina Tandon and Sarindr Bhumiratanaare featured in the video below discussing how they grow bone samples in their lab.

Read More: Five Biotech Startups to Watch in 2015 [3]

Source URL (retrieved on 09/15/2015 - 1:59am): https://biosciencetechnology.com/videos/2015/05/growing-new-bones-without-human-body

Links:
[1] http://epibone.com/about
[2] http://www.technologyreview.com/news/535771/a-contrarian-in-biotech/
[3] https://biosciencetechnology.com/articles/2015/01/five-biotech-startups-watch-2015?cmpid=horizontalcontent