Biomaterials company Etex Corp has signed a supply agreement with LifeNet Health Inc, a biomedical alloengineering organization, and organ and tissue donation agency.

Under the agreement, LifeNet will provide Etex with demineralized bone matrix (DBM) powder to mix with Etex's own calcium phosphate to form a bone graft substitute material trademarked EquivaBone. This will be made and sold by Etex.

EquivaBone combines the osteoinductive properties of DBM with the fast-setting and osteoconductive properties of synthetic calcium ...