MTF Biologics and Kolosis BIO Launch Two New Allografts to Advance Cardiac Surgery

EDISON, N.J. & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2025--

MTF Biologics, a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by advancing tissue and organ donation, transplantation, and research, and Kolosis BIO (Kolosis), a premier provider of biologic solutions, today announced they have partnered to bring two innovative allograft tissues to cardiac surgeons: ATLAS ™ Sternal Repair Matrix for sternal fusion and IKON ™ Allogenic Matrix for soft tissue repair in high-risk patients. These high-performance allografts meet critical needs in complex cardiac procedures and will support positive patient outcomes.

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“The MTF Biologics team is pleased to apply our proven allografts, developed in collaboration with surgeons across the nation, to transform sternal fusion and wound healing in the cardiac space,” said Brad Bailey, Vice President and General Manager of MTF Biologics’ Orthopedic Franchise. “ATLAS and ICON will support clinicians caring for patients with complex challenges who are undergoing high-risk cardiac procedures. The Kolosis BIO team is an ideal partner to bring these innovative solutions to this market with us.”

ATLAS Sternal Repair Matrix is a demineralized cortical bone allograft that is inserted between sternal edges prior to closure to support stabilization and fusion in challenging patient cases. Processed to preserve native growth factors and tested for osteoinductive potential, ATLAS offers an osteoconductive scaffold, rapid hydration, and proven bone-forming capacity.

IKON Allogenic Matrix, an allograft matrix, is applied within subcutaneous tissue after a sternal closure to support incision closure. IKON processing preserves growth factors and matrix proteins with a cell-friendly collagen structure to support wound closure in high-risk patients.

“For Kolosis, launching ATLAS and IKON in cardiac surgery is an exciting step into a new market, furthering our position as the premier pure play biologics provider,” said Collin Begley, CEO of Kolosis BIO. “These advanced allografts redefine standards for sternal repair and soft tissue repair, offering surgeons powerful new tools to improve outcomes.”

About MTF Biologics

MTF Biologics is a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts, serving patients and advancing science. It provides 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 screening, coordination, and communications services to organ transplant centers, organ, tissue, and eye procurement organizations, and 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.

About Kolosis BIO

Kolosis BIO is a rising biologics pure-play, dedicated to commercializing cutting-edge technologies to multiple verticals in the surgical biologics space. With a proven track record of scaling market-leading technologies, Kolosis is dedicated to driving innovation and pushing the boundaries of science to enhance patient outcomes. With a focus on providing bold technologies and relentless execution, Kolosis has become a leading force in the surgical biologics market. For more information, please visit www.kolosis.com.

MTF Biologics and Kolosis BIO Launches Two New Allografts to Advance Cardiac Surgery

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader.

Cuba, a major beneficiary of Venezuelan oil, has now been cut off from those shipments as U.S. forces continue to seize tankers in an effort to control the production, refining and global distribution of the country's oil products.

Trump said on social media that Cuba long lived off Venezuelan oil and money and had offered security in return, “BUT NOT ANYMORE!”

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!” Trump said in the post as he spent the weekend at his home in southern Florida. “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” He did not explain what kind of deal.

The Cuban government said 32 of its military personnel were killed during the American operation last weekend that captured Maduro. The personnel from Cuba’s two main security agencies were in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, as part of an agreement between Cuba and Venezuela.

“Venezuela doesn’t need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years,” Trump said Sunday. “Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will.”

Trump also responded to another account’s social media post predicting that his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will be president of Cuba: “Sounds good to me!” Trump said.

Trump and top administration officials have taken an increasingly aggressive tone toward Cuba, which had been kept economically afloat by Venezuela. Long before Maduro's capture, severe blackouts were sidelining life in Cuba, where people endured long lines at gas stations and supermarkets amid the island’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Trump has said previously that the Cuban economy, battered by years of a U.S. embargo, would slide further with the ouster of Maduro.

“It’s going down,” Trump said of Cuba. “It’s going down for the count.”

A person watches the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)