Larry Hench

My grandson and the Innovations in Biomedical Materials conference

By Eileen De Guire / July 9, 2014

Eileen’s grandson is likely to have better medical options than his older relatives, and might even avoid the “blessings from the ancestors” altogether, thanks to tremendous advances in the healthcare field.

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ACerS and Florida Tech join forces to offer series of short courses in bioceramics

By Jessica McMathis / May 29, 2014

The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) has signed a partnership agreement with the Florida Institute of Technology’s (FIT) Continuing Education department to offer a series of short courses in bioceramics taught by Dr. Larry Hench.

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Now available—Hench lecture on ‘Innovative ceramic technologies to change the world’—Updated

By Jessica McMathis / May 13, 2014

The most popular CTT story in the last year or so was Peter Wray’s story about Novamin 45S5 Bioglass in a line of Sensodyne brand toothpaste. More accurately, the story…

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Hench lecture on “Innovative ceramic technologies to change the world”

By Eileen De Guire / May 7, 2014

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We didn’t start the fire—but you can with a presentation at Bioceramics 2014

By April Gocha / May 7, 2014

The deadline for Bioceramics 2014, July 30–August 1 in Ohio’s capital city, is fast approaching, so be sure to register soon! Plenary speaker Larry Hench is also featured in a soon-to-be-released video short course on bioceramics through a collaboration between Florida Institute of Technology and ACerS.

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Get ready for your two-minute talk in the Capital City—submit an abstract for Bioceramics 2014 today!

By April Gocha / April 9, 2014

Innovations in Biomedical Materials: Focus on Ceramics 2014 is coming to the Capital City this summer–some great plenary sessions and panel discussions are already lined up, plus the conference is featuring a new Rapid-Fire Presentation session. Apply today!

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George Onoda, Jr., dies at 75

By Eileen De Guire / January 10, 2014

George Y. Onoda, Jr. died on Jan. 1, 2014 at the age of 75.

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Books, bionics, and boys—Boing-Boing the Bionic Cat series by Larry Hench

By Eileen De Guire / November 27, 2013

Larry Hench wrote a series of children’s books to show how scientists and engineers contribute solutions to real human problems.

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Photoblog report from the Annual Meeting and MS&T’13 in Montreal

By Eileen De Guire / October 29, 2013

A record-breaking attendance of over 3,200 materials scientists, engineers, vendors, and students from around the globe are at MS&T’13 to report on their work, learn about the latest technologies, network, and conduct society business.

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Why I brought home another 23 tubes of toothpaste from Europe

By Eileen De Guire / July 18, 2013

Imported from Europe, these toothpaste tubes really do contain NovaMin bioglass. Credit: Lipetz; GMIC   (Editor’s note: Like many of you, the executive director of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council,…

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