SpineSmith Partners Collaborates

SpineSmith Partners is collaborating with several senior design teams in The University of Texas Biomedical Engineering Department to help educate students on the design, engineering and commercialization process of medical devices. The groups of biomedical engineering students will work closely with SpineSmith's product engineers and PhDs to take ideas conceptualized by practicing spine surgeons and design products for commercialization. This design process will educate the students and offer real world experience in the medical device industry.

SpineSmith is currently researching and developing different technologies utilizing a patient's own adult stem cells for tissue regeneration in orthopedics and the spine. With more than 10,000 stem cell cases to date, SpineSmith can revolutionize the regenerative medicine market and give these students an opportunity to make an impact in the product development process.

"SpineSmith believes in the future of regenerative medicine and through this partnership we can utilize the distinguished students at The University of Texas to collaborate in the research and development of products that will impact patients throughout the world," Steve Melchiode, president of Spine- Smith, says.

SpineSmith believes collaborating with one of the nation's largest research centers gives SpineSmith a competitive advantage to the numerous companies trying to enter the regenerative medicine market. The opportunity to work with the students of The University of Texas gives SpineSmith a wealth of knowledge and a source for job candidates who will be the future of the medical device marketplace.