George Pins and Glenn Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (IMAGE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

George Pins and Glenn Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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George Pins, left, and Glenn Gaudette, both associate professors of biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with a machine they developed to mass-produce biopolymer microthreads. Pins and Gaudette are founders of VitaThreads, which is commercializing the microthread technology.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Patrick O'Connor)

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