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manufacturer _ news I I 47implants4_2011 BEGO Implant Systems Former S-Line Tray and drills phase-out on the 1st January 2012! Endof2010BEGOImplantSystemspresentedthenewBEGOSemados® S-Line TrayPlus with the appropriately redesigned drills. ThenewtraycontainseverythingexcepttheS5.5drillmodule,whichcanbeor- deredseparatelyasrequired.Drillstopsarenotincludedbutadrillstoptraycan beorderedseparatelyifrequired.Thelongawaitedoptimizedsurgicaltrayisnot only more clearly organized but also easier to use. The drills have undergone to a com- pleteredesign—thecuttinggeom- etry has been optimized for no- ticeably smoother and safer workingwhenpreparingthe implant bed.Moreover,ex- tremely clear depth mark- ings in the form of block laser marks and additional grooves help to accurately gauge drilling depth.The paralleling posts and depth gauge have been modi- fiedinlinewiththenewdrillgeometry—foroptimumimplantbedpreparation. The internal cooling feature has been removed from the new drills for hygiene reasons. This was the ideal way to meet hygiene chain requirements as prescribed by QA standards; furthermore, there is no longer any need for time-consuming cleaning of the internal cooling channel using cleaning reamers. Bywayoftransition,thepreviousgenerationofS-Linesurgicaltrays(large),con- tainers, drills (with internal cooling) and other BEGO Semados® S-Line instru- ments will still be available for purchase until the end of 2011. BEGO Implant Systems GmbH & Co. KG Technologiepark Universität, Wilhelm-Herbst-Straße 1 28359 Bremen, Germany info@bego-implantology.com www.bego-implantology.com Degradable Solutions Sunstar Suisse SA takes over Degradable Solutions Theprivately-ownedSunstarGroup,oneoftheworld’stenlargestcompaniesin the field of Mouth and Body Care, is announcing the complete takeover of DegradableSolutionsAG.SunstarSuisseSAhastakenoverallthesharesofthe company,aspin-offoftheFederalInstituteofTechnologyZurich(ETH),fromthe previous private owners. Dr Kurt Ruffieux, the founder and CEO of Degradable Solutions,will from now on manage the company as an autonomous business unitofSunstar.Theentireorganisationwithmorethan25staff,andallactivities at the headquarters in Schlieren near Zurich, are also being taken over.At the sametime,MasakazuNakamura,CEOofSunstarSuisseSA,andCyrilAlemany, DirectorNewBusinessDevelopmentofSunstarSuisseSA,arejoiningtheBoard ofDirectorsofDegradableSolutions.Thepartieshaveagreednottodivulgeany details about the transfer price. With this takeover, Sunstar is significantly expanding the technology sector of regenerative medical products.This core competence of Degradable Solutions involves products that have a temporary function in the body and then degrade automatically. Thecompanyattractedattentionwiththeinjectableboneregen- erationmaterialeasy-graft,whichrapidlyadvancedto3rd placeintheEuropean dentalmarket.Thetwopartnersintendtobringtogetherexistingdesignsunder theumbrellabrandofGUIDOR,developnewpioneeringtherapiesandproducts, and thus gain a leading position in the market. MasakazuNakamura,CEOofSunstarSuisseSA,comments:“WithDegradable Solutions, we are broadening our worldwide technology network by adding a uniquegem. Asaspin-offoftheinternationallyrenownedETH,DegradableSo- lutions is much more than a promising start-up company. With products that have already been successfully launched on the market,and a complete value creation chain from research via development and production to marketing, DegradableSolutionsisexcellentlypositionedinarapidlygrowingmarketwith high margins.This acquisition takes us closer to the vision of positioning Sun- star as a total-oral-health-company.With the internationally patented and cer- tified know-how of Degradable Solutions,we can take the vital step of expand- ing our products and services from prevention to therapy.” Dr Kurt Ruffieux,the founder and CEO of Degradable Solutions,adds:“Today is animportantdayinthehistoryofourcompany.WiththegloballyactiveSunstar, wehavefoundthebestpartnerforthenextphaseinourgrowth.Notonlydowe workinthesamefieldofmedicine,andourtechnologyandproductrangessup- plement each other perfectly, we also share the same philosophy.As focused privatecompanies,webothhaveacommitmenttoresearchanddevelopment, and the conviction that continuous innovation is capable of steadily improving both the well-being of patients as well as cost-effectiveness in the healthcare field.OurstaffandIlookforwardtothefutureofDegradableSolutionsaspartof the Sunstar Group.” Degradable Solutions AG Wagistrasse 23 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland info@degradable.ch www.degradable.ch