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Ann Arbor's JV BioLabs shows start-ups are more than skin deep
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Not all University of Michigan
spin-offs
are taking big multi-national companies by storm. Some are just getting their feet under them, finding their way in the world.
That's
JV Biolabs
. The Ann Arbor-based firm consists of
Kent Johnson
and
Jim Varani
, two U-M professors who started the firm a little more than year ago. Both men have long resumes in medical research, especially when it comes to skin tissue.
"We're really just getting up and running," says Kent Johnson, president of JV Biolabs.
They have been helping other research companies with their work for the time being. But they are also doing their own research on the skin repair and regeneration. Johnson hopes he and his partner can develop some compounds to assist those processes.
"Especially with diabetics because they have significant issues with their skin," Johnson explains.
Source: Kent Johnson, president of JV Biolabs
Writer: Jon Zemke
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