Recent News
Neopec – sponsored work wins surgical research award
20 November 2010
Neopec-sponsored researchers have won the 2010 Peter Ryan Prize for Surgical Research. The award is open to Surgical Registrars and Fellows and is sponsored by the University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital. The award was won by a team comprising Dr Virginia Cotta, Dr Chris Poon, Dr Alan Woods, Professor Wayne Morrison and Dr Keren Abberton, all of whom are part funded under the Neopec project.
The award is great recognition for the potential value of the Neopec technology and its importance in the world of surgery.
Presentation at Australian Health and Medical Research Congress 2010
16 November 2010
Neopec researchers from the O’Brien institute and the University of Melbourne Department of Surgery today presented details of development of a tissue matrix that can encourage development of fat cells in vivo. The work provides proof of concept that cellular extracts formulated into hydrogels can be used to enhance fat growth. This is an important step in Neopec development because, if it can be developed for human application, it will enable us to selectively speed fat growth in our patients.
Similar work was also presented at the Surgical Research Society Conference in the same month in Adelaide.
Neopec – Promising breast reconstruction research in clinical study in Melbourne
1 October 2010
Australasian Biotechnology has published an article about the Neopec project in its October 2010 edition (Volume 20(3):46-47). The article outlines Neopec’s planned approach to breast reconstruction using a combined surgical technique and medical device.
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