Sharklet in the News
2011
- Aurora Sentinel – 11/11
This shark bites into the wellbeing of harmful bacteria; New device uses patterns and textures on objects to inhibit the growth of bacteria - Plastics News – 9/11
New FLEXcon film fights against bacteria - ASM Medical Materials Magazine – 9/11
Bacteria-inhibiting film replicates sharkskin - Wired Online – 9/11
Mother Nature as Engineer: 9 Design Tricks Borrowed from Biology - Hemispheres Magazine – 1/11
Consider the Tardigrade (featuring Sharklet) - Jeopardy Game Show – 2/11Sharklet a featured answer on the Alex-Trebek hosted game show
- Infection Control Today – 2/11
New line of bacterial inhibition covers for high-touch surfaces in healthcare; LGInternational launches Tactivex with Sharklet - PBS Nova – 2/11
Sharklet Technologies featured on series Making Stuff: Smarter - CBS News Sunday Morning – 2/11
How sharkskin may help save lives
2010
- WTN News – 11/10
Asknature.org: A biomimicry business model innovation - Colorado BioScience Association – 10/10
Sharklet Technologies wins Dorsey & Whitney venture showcase award, presented at 2010 BioWest Conference and Expo - The Denver Post – 10/10
Sharklet Technologies wins award at BioWest - Colorado Public Radio – 9/10
Biotech in Colorado – Synthetic sharkskin and so much more - The Wall Street Journal – 9/10
Swatting ‘superbugs’ in hospitals, homes - Denver’s Channel 8 – Metro Voices – 9/10
Featuring Fitzsimons Medical Campus and Sharklet Technologies - Colorado Biz Magazine – 9/10
Small Biz: Not Your Usual Imitation Sharkskin - KUSA-TV 9 News Denver – 8/10
Tech company inspired by sharkskin relocating to Fitz - CNN.com Earth’s Frontiers – 6/10
Test your knowledge of biomimicry - The Science Coalition – 4/10
How federally funded university research creates innovation, new companies and jobs - Fast Company Magazine – 3/10
The Materials Driving Product Innovation in 2010 - Wired MagazineUK – 2/10
A hygienic surface thanks to skark skin - My FOX, Tampa Bay – 2/11/10
Shark skin used to keep germs at bay
2009
- Discover magazine- 12/09
8 Lessons Medicine is Learning from Mother Nature - Sharklet named one of top nine innovations in 2009 – Inc. magazine- 12/09
2009: The Year in Innovation - Infection Control Today – 11/09
Sharklet Technologies Awarded Innovation Research Grant for Development of Urinary Catheter with Bio-Film Resistant Micro-Pattern - Global National TV in Canada- 11/09
16:9 The Bigger Picture - Inc. magazine- 11/09
Innovation: A New Way to Fight Germs - Popular Science- 10/09
Material Based on Sharkskin Stops Bacterial Breakouts - Canadian Global TV News- 9/09
The Science of Biomimicry - TED – Biomimicry in Action
Janine Benyus’ talk at TEDGlobal 2009 – Sharklet provided as an example - Stars & Stripes- 8/09
Scientists’ research targets ways to keep ships barnacle free - Brink – The Science Channel- 7/09
Biomimetic Technologies with Sharklet Technologies - Discovery Channel Tech Online- 7/09
Sharks in the Emergency Room - WCJB-TV ABC 20North Central Florida – 7/09
Technology Spotlight on Sharklet Technologies - Explore Magazine at University of Florida- 7/09
Sharkskin SolutionsFierceBiotech- 4/09Fledgling Sharklet takes a cue from nature - Mental Floss- May-June 2009
Sharkskin – The latest craze in catheters - Healthcare Purchasing News- 4/09
Green cleaning gaining ground - KUSA-TV NBC Denver- 4/1/09
Company models anti-disease surface on sharks’ skin - Rocky Radar- 2/26/09
Sharklet Technologies: Perhaps a predator is actually man’s best friend - Studio 12, KBDI-TV, PBS, Denver- 2/25/09
New medical biotechnology featuring Sharklet - 850 KOA-AM-2/16/09
Sharklet featured on Denver’s 850 KOA-AM News Radio - HospiMedica- 1/7/09
Sharkskin surface topography inhibits bacterial growth
2008
- MedGadget- 12/17/2008
Sharklet technology bets on antibacterial topographies - European Medical Device Manufacturer- November / December 2008
Florida-based company looks to sharks to combat hospital infections - Florida Trend Magazine- 10/08
Sharkskin technology inhibits germ growth - Watertown Daily Times- 9/25/08
NNY native helps fight bacteria buildup - The Wall Street Journal Health Blog- 9/19/08
What sharks can teach hospitals about preventing infection - The Denver Post - 9/19/08
Bacteria-fighting film based on pattern of fish’s scales - Medical Product Manufacturing News- 9/08
Breakthroughs – Engineered surface inhibits biofilm formation - Tech Journal South- 8/15/08
Sharkskin patterned surface could fight hospital infections - Denver Business Journal- 6/27/08
Tech ‘borrowed’ from sharks may help fight bacteria - University of Florida, Materials World / Science and Engineering- Summer 2008 Issue
- Plastics Technology- 7/2008
Micro-embossed sharkskin film pattern is antimicrobial - Discovery Channel - 7/2008 Part I
Perfect Predators: Shark Skin - Discovery Channel- 7/2008 Part II
Perfect Predators: Life Saving Shark Skin - Medical Design Magazine- 6/1/08
Shark skin shows how to keep surfaces clean