Mimetix® plate awarded ELRIG New Technology Prize
The 3D multi-well plate containing the Mimetix® scaffold was awarded the “Prize for Best New Innovative Technology” at the European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (ELRIG) Research & Innovation: Impact into Cancer conference in Telford on 11 March 2014. The award was given to the exhibitor with most delegate votes. Mimetix is an electrospun scaffold… Read more »

Electrospun corneal patches support cell migration
The Electrospinning Company has supplied biodegradable, synthetic electrospun membranes to a team led by Professor Sheila MacNeil and Dr Frederik Claeyssens of the University of Sheffield, who are developing affordable corneal surface regeneration techniques in collaboration with experts in India. A new publication in “Biomaterials Science” titled “Characterisation and evaluation of the impact of microfabricated pockets… Read more »

Electrospinning Company is Industrial Process News Company of the Month
The Electrospinning Company has been chosen as Industrial Process news’ Company of the Month in January 2014 following the launch of the 96 well plate containing Mimetix for 3D cell culture. To read the article click here

Towards the reality of large scale production of human stem cells
The Electrospinning Company is a member of the HESUB consortium, which has been awarded €5.7 million over three years by the European Union 7th framework programme to develop a single-use bioreactor for the cost-effective production of human stem cells. The project started on 1 May 2013. Stem cell-based therapy holds great promise for a number… Read more »

Mimetix® 3D plate innovation prize at ELRIG Drug Discovery
The Electrospinning Company’s multiwell plate for 3D cell culture containing the Mimetix® scaffold was awarded the prize for best new innovative technology at the European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (ELRIG) Drug Discovery Conference in Manchester in September. The conference was attended by 1100 delegates and the award was given to the exhibitor with most delegate… Read more »

Biodegradable electrospun scaffolds offer promise in corneal regeneration
The Electrospinning Company has supplied biodegradable synthetic membranes to a team, led by Professor Sheila MacNeil of the University of Sheffield, who are developing affordable corneal surface regeneration techniques in collaboration with experts in India. A publication in Biomaterials titled “Simplifying corneal surface regeneration using a biodegradable synthetic membrane and limbal tissue explants” http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0142961213003864), on… Read more »
