BioSurfaces Awarded $894,612 Contract from National Institutes of Health.  Company Expands its Electrospinning Technology for use in 3D Tissue Biofabrication.

Hope everyone had a great week!  For the first time in a while, I have had back to back weeks where I have been able to spend a little quality time in the lab.  It was not as much as I like since there are always business-related matters that need to be taken care of, but it was enough to keep my soul happy.  It is always fun to challenge yourself, especially when you are learning new techniques or revisiting techniques you haven’t done in a long time.  That bein...

Hope everyone had a productive week.  We are very happy to announce that the website relaunch at the beginning of the week was a complete success (minus a few glitches that we have since repaired), with over 60 people visiting the site in the first day alone.  Not too bad for a small company that does not advertise or have an extensive marketing campaign!  Thanks to all of you who took time to visit and provide feedback through our social media sites.  It took se...

Hope everyone had a great week.  Before I get into the week, there is some exciting news that I want to share.  We will be releasing our redesigned website this coming Monday, January 13th.  Special shout out to Cameron for all of his hard work on this undertaking.  This has been months in the making and no easy task.  Quite a few changes have been made which will hopefully make the website even easier to navigate while providing more background into our process...

Happy New Year!  Hope you and your families had a great holiday too.  It is always good to get some down time.  This time allows you to clear your head and get refocused on the upcoming next few months.  It was nice to get a few days of just spending some time with family.  That is the reason Tina and I have provided this time to our crew.  I was fortunate that early in my career, my bosses provided me this time off to spend time with the family.  I always felt m...

It’s hard to believe that 2019 is coming to an end.  It has truly flown by which proves the old saying that “time flies when you are having fun.”  Even though I can rant at times (thanks for putting up with them), I still love what I do and would not want to be anywhere else.  When I see that we are on our 31st blog, I realize that we have covered a lot of topics this year, from talking about what electrospinning is and providing background about different applic...

This expression is one on my favorites and really sums up what I feel an entrepreneur has to live by.  This saying comes from the movie Valentine’s Day (for all 10 of you who may have seen it – it wasn’t a blockbuster).  A TV reporter is reporting a story about young love (a la Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner playing the couple) and the couple begins to express their affection for each other.  The reporter turns to the camera without missing a beat and delivers t...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and was able to take some time to relax while enjoying family and friends.  I always appreciate some down time to recharge the batteries. That being said, as I’ve mentioned before, you are never “off” when you own a company but this is as close as you get.  We have been blessed with the opportunity and never lose sight of that fact. We have so many people rooting for us to succeed. We are so humbled when people come up to...

It was nice to get a few days back at home base before hitting the road again.  Some people think that it must be great to travel to different areas but this is not for fun.  If it was, I would be all over that.  Tina and I enjoy our day trips on the weekend.  The most recent trips are basically single day trips for a specific reason.  I would much rather be tinkering around in the lab than travelling but it is a necessary evil.  Today’s travel finds Tina and me...

I want to start this week’s blog by saying thank you to all of our veterans for their service.  We are so appreciative of the freedoms we have due to your sacrifice and service.  It’s appropriate that this week started in our nation’s capital as last work week was barely coming to a close.  We had two events scheduled for last Saturday. A little crazy considering so many factors could have affected two meetings that we would have no control over, but such is life...

This week brought a lot of changes, from new people joining the group to making all kind of modifications around the place to adjust to the new norm.  We first welcomed Dr. Jayashree Chakravarty to the research team.  Jayashree brings a strong background in biomaterial development and characterization using background in bioengineering and biotechnology.  This will fit well with what we are trying to accomplish in the various areas we are currently investigating....