Market for collagen-based products will grow rapidly over the next few years

 

 

1.  Collagen-based biodegradable materials will pervade all surgical applications and tissue engineering.
2.  Porcine-based collagen products are the future because of BSE concerns to bovine-based collagen products.
3.  Market for these products will expand rapidly replacing various polyester, teflon, polypropylene and other synthetic materials.
4.  Current products in the market are first generation in a multi-year new product development cycle.