WCA September 2007

Industry news

DSM establishes Biomedical Scientific Advisory Board

DSM Biomedical builds on the expertise and strengths of DSM, Netherlands, in polymers, coating technology, materials science and life sciences, to meet the upcoming needs of the medical and biotech industries. The company’s current biomedical portfolio includes hydrophilic coating technology for catheters, guidewires and stent delivery systems, and Dyneema Purity ® , a high performance polyethylene fibre technology which is used in medical applications where maximum strength and minimum weight are required. Following the installation of a Corporate Scientific Advisory Board in June 2007, the company has decided to establish a Biomedical Scientific Advisory Board to support the company in its ambitions to become a world leader in biomedical materials. The board will consist of renowned opinion leaders in the sciences and

clinical disciplines that DSM Biomedical focuses on. The first appointed members include Professor Tony Mikos (Rice University, Houston, USA) who will head up the Biomedical Scientific Advisory Board. Professor Mikos is an expert in the synthesis, processing and application development of new biomaterials and has co-authored more than 330 publications. Also appointed to the board are Dr Ivo Buschmann (Charité, University of Medicine, Berlin and Freiburg University, Germany), and Mr Patrick Cahalan, BSc (Ension Inc, Pittsburgh, USA). Dr Buschmann is an assistant professor and clinical cardiologist, and an expert in cardiovascular research. Mr Cahalan is a medical device industry veteran who has over three decades of R&D experience. Together with the other members, to be appointed in due course, these experts

will provide advice to DSM Biomedical on its research and development strategy and programme. The advice will include an assessment of R&D programmes and projects relating to scientific and technological quality, validity of hypotheses, and clinical relevance. DSM – Netherlands Fax : +31 45 571 9753 Email : media.relations@dsm.com Website : www.dsm.com To Russia with SolVin! Solvay and SolVin have signed a joint venture agreement with Sibur LLC, an affiliate of Gazprom, to build Russia’s first world-scale, fully integrated vinyls plant in Kstovo, in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

SolVin – Belgium Fax : +32 2264 3585

Email : info@solvinpvc.com Website : www.solvinpvc.com

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