Montréal will be the host of 2 renowned international events in the field of biomaterials in May 2016. AccelLAB is a major sponsor and will actively engage in both meetings.

• Meet us in the Exhibit Lounge at booth #603.
• AccelLAB will be featured in 7 presentations during the 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC 2016):
1. Sonida Horng, Louis-Georges Guy, Martin Laflamme, Claudine Savard, Nagarajan Ramesh, Howard Huang, Anuja Patel, John Yan, Guy Leclerc, Vinayak Bhat. Evaluation of DESolve, a Drug Eluting Bioresorbable Scaffold in a Porcine Coronary Artery Model. Friday, May 20, 2016 from 15:00 to 16:30. (Poster)
2. Robert A. Poggie, Louis-Philippe Lefebvre, Stéphanie Grenier, Madeleine Chagnon, Michel Assad. Efficacy of a new porous titanium compression screw using an ovine osseointegration model. Friday, May 20, 2016 from 15:00 to 16:30. (Poster)
3. Benoit Schaller, Michel Assad, Stefan Beck, Thomas Imwinkelried, Tateyuki Iizuka. Comparison of magnesium versus polylactide-co-glycolide resorbable plates and screws using a new porcine maxillofacial fracture fixation model, a pilot study. Friday, May 20, 2016 from 14:00 to 15:00. (Oral presentation)
4. Michel Assad, Madeleine Chagnon, Kelly Richelsoph, Robert Crews, Marc Richelsoph. Biocompatibility of a novel expandable threaded screw using an ovine bilateral femoral model: a preliminary study. Friday, May 20, 2016 from 15:00 to 16:30 (Poster).
5. Madeleine Chagnon, Claudine Savard. Challenges in post-mortem preparation of orthopedic implanted devices. Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 15:00 to 16:30. (Poster)
6. Kyle J. Spivack, Ian D. Dickey, James A. Weber, Alex Caddell, Anne B. Lichtenwalner, David J. Neivandt. Highly porous transcutaneous implants of varying material and pore geometry promote healing and in-growth of skin after surgical implantation into rabbits. Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 15:00 to 16:30. (Poster)
7. Chi-Hung Huang, Louis-Georges Guy, Sonida Horng, Fabian Soza, Guy LeClerc, Ting-Bin Yu, Solomon Su. Fast degradation but low fracture property of Mirage Microfiber Bioresorbable Scaffold using a swine internal thoracic artery model: a preliminary study. Saturday May 21, 2016 from 15:00 to 16:30. (Poster)
• AccelLAB will be involved in the meeting activities:
  1. Dr. Michel Assad, Director Orthopedics & Biomaterials at AccelLAB will co-chair the Round Table Panel Discussion RT 2 – Clinical Entry of Biomaterials and Biomaterials Related Technologies. This Round Table is sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Thursday, May 19, 4:30-6:30.
  2. Dr. Louis-Georges Guy, Vice-President Science at AccelLAB will be chair of the scientific session General Session – Biomaterials evaluation in animal models. Wednesday, May 20, 10:00-12:30.
  3. On Tuesday, May 17: a site visit of AccelLAB will be offered to the US SFB members of the Biomaterials and Medical Products Commercialization Special Interest Group (SIG).

  Contact michel.assad@accellab.com for details.

• AccelLAB is a Silver Sponsor of the WBC 2016. The venue is Montréal’s Palais des Congrès between May 17-22.

• AccelLAB will be featured in a keynote lecture, one oral and two posters presentations during the 8^th Symposium on Biodegradable Metals:
1. Louis-Georges Guy. Biodegradable metals evaluation in animal experiments. (Keynote lecture).
2. Benoit Schaller, Michel Assad, Stefan Beck, Thomas Imwinkelried, Tateyuki Iizuka. Performance of a magnesium plate/screws system in a miniature pig midface and mandibular fracture fixation model. (Oral presentation).
3. Louis-Georges Guy, Fabian Soza, Capucine Lapointe-Corriveau, Guy LeClerc. Qualitative evaluation of magnesium implants integrity with micro-CT (Computed Tomography) and quantitative degradation evaluation. (Poster presentation).
4. Mark Paquin, Louis-Georges Guy, Sandra Iacampo, Fabian Soza, Guy LeClerc & David Broecker. Uncoated Mg-Li alloy rods degradation behavior in-vitro. (Poster presentation).
• On Tuesday, May 17: a site visit of AccelLAB will be offered.
• AccelLAB is a Gold Sponsor of the 8th Biometal Symposium. The venue is L’Estérel Resort located North of Montréal between May 14-17.