From a marketing perspective:  where are the future market opportunities in biomaterials?
Europe is becoming a center for the development of biomaterials, as the industry becomes increasingly 'globalized'.  From a materials perspective, it is clear that all the activity in the biomaterials/medical device industry is in polymers, and bioabsorbable polymers represent a significant market opportunity.  To make profits in biomedical polymers, a chemical company must participate in the 'value added chain', whereby the supplier of the chemical (polymer) participates in the profits of the sale to the end-user.
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