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In This Issue:

MatTek Presentations at EUROTOX 2006

EpiVaginal Receives U.S. Patent for HIV/AIDS Research

New - Melanoma Skin Tissue Model

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MatTek Presentations
EUROTOX 2006
MatTek Corp. made 6 technical presentations at EUROTOX 2006/6th CTDC Congress (the 43rd Congress of European Societies of Toxicology and the 6th Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries). EUROTOX 2006/6th CTDC Congress, organized by the two largest professional organizations of toxicologists, EUROTOX and IUTOX, gathered toxicologists from around the world 20-24 September in Cavtat and Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Please click on the links below to review presentation abstracts (PDF format).



Abstracts:

EpiVaginal™ - Human Vaginal Ectocervical
Tissue Model

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EpiVaginal Receives U.S. Patent for HIV/AIDS Research

EpiVaginal™, an innovative, human vaginal ectocervical cell-derived tissue model incorporating immune (dendritic) cells, for use by HIV/AIDS researchers in their investigations of HIV infection in women, has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent Office.

To read the entire press release, please click on the link below:

EpiVaginal Receives U.S. Patent for HIV/AIDS Research

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New - Melanoma Skin Tissue Model

To enable a better understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the progression of cutaneous melanoma, MatTek has developed a full thickness melanoma skin model.

To learn more about this exciting new tissue equivalent, please click on the link below:

New Melanoma Skin Tissue Model

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