Sharklet Featured in Business Insider
Sharklet was recently featured in Business Insider. The connection between Sharks and Sharklet is discussed, as well how Sharklet can help reduce bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
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TEDxMileHigh Sharklet Talk
Sharklet’s VP of Business Development, Dr. Ethan Mann, recently spoke about Sharklet at the TEDxMileHigh Conference. Check out the entire talk below:
Sharklet Featured in Best of Biomimicry Article
Sharklet is featured in this article on the 7 best examples of biomimicry. The full article can be found here:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/biomimicry-examples/
Shark Skin Inspires New Product To Fight Infections
Bacterial infections are a huge problem, particularly in medical settings like hospitals. But one U.S. company, recently bought by a Chinese firm, has come up with a product that could provide a real answer: It all has to do with sharks.
Sharklet Technologies Announces Acquisition by Peaceful Union and New Partnership to Accelerate Development of Medical Devices and Surface Technologies Featuring Sharklet®
Sharklet Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company lauded for the creation and
commercialization of Sharklet®, the world’s first micro-texture that inhibits bacterial growth on surfaces,
today announced that it has completed a financing event led by Peaceful Union, an equity medical
device firm in Hangzhou, China. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition of the company will enable Sharklet Technologies to accelerate the development of
Sharklet for medical devices where chemical-free bacterial inhibition is desired as well as high-touch
surfaces prone to bacterial contamination. The company also will accelerate development of a newly
enhanced wound dressing technology to encourage healing.
Sharklet Featured in Xploration Nature Knows Best
Sharklet will be featured in the next episode of Xploration Nature Knows Best. Check your local TV listings to catch the episode.
Xploration Nature Knows Best
S01, E09 – Sharks’ skin is used to fight germs; sharks’ senses help to build better robots; wetsuits make people nearly invisible to the ocean’s top predators.
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Sharklet mentioned in Biomimicry TED Talk
Check out Janine Benyus’s talk that was recently featured on NPR’s TED Radio Hour.
NPR TED Radio Hour – What Can Today’s Designers Learn From Nature?
Sharklet in The Atlantic
Check out this article from The Atlantic on the potential for extraterrestrial Sharklet wound treatments.
Sharklet and Biomimicry (Wired)
This cool video from Wired talks about how Sharklet was discovered and how humans are drawing design inspiration from nature.