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MTF Biologics Announces Technical Award Winners

Honoring Recovery Partners for Outstanding Achievements and Dedication to Advancing Allograft Needs Globally

Edison, NJ (May 6, 2024) — MTF Biologics recently announced the winners of the 2023 Technical Awards. The awards were presented at the MTF Biologics Leadership Summit on May 6, 2023. This series of awards recognizes excellence in tissue recovery services.

“At MTF Biologics, we proudly honor our Recovery Partners for their outstanding achievements in 2023 and their dedication to excellence in tissue recovery. The award recipients have established a benchmark of excellence, inspiring both themselves and others towards greater success. The relentless efforts of all our Recovery Partners are vital in enabling us to supply essential allografts to patients in need, both locally and globally,” said Mike Real, Vice President, Procurement.

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Golden Glove Award - In recognition of excellence in the sterile recovery of allografts for transplantation, presented to LifeShare Tissue Services, UT Southwestern Transplant Services Center, Gift of Life Michigan, and OurLegacy.

Golden Scalpel Award - In recognition of excellence in the recovery of soft tissue presented to LifeSource and Live On Nebraska.

Golden Graft Award - In recognition of superior surgical technique in the skin allograft recovery presented to Gift of Life Michigan.

Golden Hourglass Award - In recognition of excellence in facilitating the release of donors presented to DonorConnect, NJ Sharing Network, and Infinite Legacy.

Trinity Award - In recognition of excellence in the recovery of tissues needed to provide fresh Trinity allografts based on hemipelvis recovery rates and the bioburden rates presented to LifeShare Tissue Services.

Knee En-Bloc Award - In recognition of excellence in the recovery of tissues needed to provide fresh osteochondral allografts based on en-bloc recovery rates, bioburden rates, and the timely release of donor charts presented to DonorConnect.

Make it Happen Award - In recognition of excellence in costal cartilage recovery that meets MTF Biologics' current demand for allografts presented to Lifebanc.

Make it Happen Award - In recognition of excellence in radius and ulnar recovery that meets MTF Biologics' current demand for allografts presented to DonorConnect.

Emerald Award of Excellence - In recognition of achieving and maintaining best practice levels for the entire year of 2023 in key performance areas presented to DonorConnect, Donor Network of Arizona, LifeCenter Northwest, LifeShare Tissue Services, Live On Nebraska, Midwest Transplant Network, and Versiti.

Emerald Award of Excellence with Distinction - In recognition of achieving and maintaining best practice levels for all four quarters of 2023 in key performance areas presented to Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency, LifeSharing, and LifeSource.

Platinum Partner Award - In recognition of the recovery partner with the best overall performance in all critical technical categories, including donor release, bioburden results, soft tissue error rates, skin recovery, and hemipelvis and en-bloc recovery rates presented to Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency.

In addition to the Technical Awards, MTF Biologics presented recognition awards for all Partners who achieved best practice levels in any of the performance categories during 2023.

About MTF Biologics

MTF Biologics is a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts, serving patients and advancing science. They provide unmatched service, resources, and expertise to donors and their loved ones who give the gift of donation, people who depend on tissue and organ transplants, healthcare providers, and clinicians and scientists.

The International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine (IIAM), a Division of MTF Biologics, honors donors of non-transplantable organs by providing their gifts to the medical research community to combat and cure diseases. Statline, also a Division of MTF Biologics, provides specialized communications and technology expertise to organ, tissue, and eye procurement organizations, as well as the hospitals and patients that they serve. Its sister organization, Deutsches Institute for Zell-und Gewebeersatz – DIZG (The German Institute for Cell and Tissue Transplantation) expands its reach to patients across the globe. For more information, visit www.mtfbiologics.org.