Materials science company W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, DE) has announced a joint venture with the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) to develop a therapeutic system using stem cells and bio-absorbable scaffolds to treat a condition affecting patients with Crohn’s disease.

The new reciprocating head with a linear assembly changes the tube’s profile within a given length throughout a single, uninterrupted extrusion run.

Schreiner MediPharm (Oberschleissheim, Germany) has entered into a strategic partnership with UK startup PragmatIC (Cambridge) to deploy its technology in medical vials and syringes with a small radius of curvature, among other products.

Along with supplier Braskem (São Paulo), the global aseptic carton provider is the first to responsibly source plant-based polymers using the Bonsucro (London) standards for sustainable sugarcane.