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The Acceleration of BioMaterial Science

There is a furious rate of scientific advance with the science of bio-materials - and the use of living tissue for medical implants and procedures will be here sooner than you think! Some experts within the industry think it is only a matter of years, not decades, before we can grow living arms and legs for transplant.

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Publish Date2019-01-02
Updated Date2026-09-18
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Originally published as 19 Trends for 2019: #1 - The Acceleration of BioMaterial Science on January 02, 2019.

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There is a furious rate of scientific advance with the science of bio-materials - and the use of living tissue for medical implants and procedures will be here sooner than you think! Some experts within the industry think it is only a matter of years, not decades, before we can grow living arms and legs for transplant.

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IndustriesHealthcare, Pharma & Life SciencesHealthcare is moving from episodic treatment toward continuous prediction, personalization and accelerated biological discovery.IndustriesManufacturing & IndustrialManufacturing is becoming an intelligent, adaptive system in which software, robotics, materials science and data increasingly define physical production.IndustriesAutomotive & TransportationThe vehicle is becoming a computer, a battery, a data platform and an increasingly autonomous node inside a larger mobility system.DomainsHealth, Biotech & LongevityThe convergence of medicine, biotechnology, genomics, connected health, predictive care and longevity science.DomainsConnectivity & Digital ExperiencePervasive connectivity, immersive interfaces and the blending of physical and digital experiences.DomainsAdvanced MaterialsNew materials, nanotechnology and engineered substances that make products lighter, stronger, smarter and more adaptive.

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