title: Successful commercialisation of locally fabricated bioceramics for clinical applications.
abstract: This paper chronicled the development of a locally produced bone graft substitute based on calcium phosphate bioceramics called "GranuMaS--from concepts to clinics, and finally to its successful commercialization all within 5-year duration. It was a Prioritized Research (PR) collaborative project of 5 institutions namely SIRIM, ANM, USM, UKM and IIUM, funded by MOSTI to the amount of approximately RM2.5 millions under RM8. This paper also highlighted the requirements needed in terms of technical expertise/manpower, facilities and infrastructure, and government/institutional supports, as well as the challenge faced in developing and commercializing such product.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMREC), SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fazan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Besar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Samsudin
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Khalid
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D002516:Ceramics; D003132:Commerce; D017886:Durapatite; D007221:Industry; D023421:Models, Animal; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017886:Durapatite; C020243:calcium phosphate