New Frontiers In Tissue Engineering And Life-Saving Applications

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Jan 05, 2015, 01:53 ET

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mr. Rony Thomas, President and CEO of LifeNet Health®, the world leader in allograft bio‐implants and cellular therapies, will address the 102nd Session of The Indian Science Congress Association in Mumbai India on January 7, 2015. The theme of the Congress that will be inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is "Science and Technology for Human Development." Congress speakers include seven Nobel Laureates and four Mathematics equivalents of Nobel Prize recipients.

The Tissue Banking section of the Congress will be convened by Dr. Ashok Kolaskar, one of the few professors and scientists in the world to pursue research in bioinformatics with over 60 international publications. The Section Chairman is Dr. Shasi Bala Singh the Director of the Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences in the Ministry of Defense for the Government of India. Dr. Singh obtained her M.SC. and Ph.D in Physiology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and was conferred with the "Scientist of the Year" award by the honorable prime minister in 2010.

Mr. Thomas's presentation, "New Frontiers in Tissue Engineering and Life‐Saving Applications," will address the critical role innovation plays in Tissue Banking and Engineering techniques, in order to improve the clinical outcomes of many challenging conditions and diseases states in multiple surgical disciplines.

Mr. Thomas, who has a 25 year career in the medical device and life sciences industry, holds a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, will address multiple tissue bio-implants that allow for rapid healing. These include LifeNet Health's DermACELL® advanced Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM) that can be used in breast reconstruction surgeries, as well as in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and chronic non‐healing wounds. These lifesaving and life-enhancing bio-implants are processed utilizing MATRACELL® and PRESERVON®, two of LifeNet Health's patented and proprietary technologies. MATRACELL renders these implants acellular, without compromising their biomechanical or biochemical properties, while PRESERVON allows them to be stored at room temperature and ready to use out of the packaging.

"Globally, there is a growing critical need for advanced allograft bio‐implants," said LifeNet Health's CEO, Rony Thomas. "As an organization driven by innovation and grounded by mission, we believe our state‐of‐the‐art technologies and products can not only lead to improved outcomes for patients with a variety of injuries and disease states, and can reduce costs to the healthcare system globally."

About LifeNet Health
LifeNet Health helps to save lives, restore health, and give hope to thousands of people each year. LifeNet Health is the world's most trusted provider of transplant solutions, from organ procurement to new innovations in bio‐implant technologies and cellular therapies—a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, while always honoring the donors and healthcare professionals that allow the healing process. For more information about LifeNet Health, go to www.LifeNetHealth.org.

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