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AorTech opens R&D unit: Victorian Minister opens extended Elast-Eon synthesis facility.

By White, Liz
Publication: Urethanes Technology
Date: Friday, December 1 2006

SCORESBY, AUSTRALIA -- A new Research, Development and Synthesis centre for biomaterials group AorTech at Scoresby in Victoria was opened in November by The honourable John Brumby, MP, Australian Treasurer and Minister for Innovation, Industry & Regional Development.

AorTech specialises in manufacture and technology licensing of materials including a urethane-silicone material called Elast-Eon.

The new centre includes "an expanded polymer manufacturing facility, state-of-the art clean-room operations and analytical and research laboratories," said an Aortech

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