PEKK-based biomaterials supplier OPM (Enfield, CT) and distributor Velox (Hamburg, Germany) have signed an agreement whereby Velox now will distribute OPM’s OXPEKK short- and long-term implant grades in Germany and Eastern Europe. The OXPEKK compounds are based on polyether ketone ketone (PEKK) and can see use in short- and long-term human implantable devices. Applications include spinal cages, cervical plates, and devices used in orthopedic and trauma surgeries.