Table 1: General information for BMP.

BMP

type

Classification

Manufacturer

Synthesis

Usage

vehicle

Estimated price in

Latin

America

(USD)

Availability

in Latin

America

rhBMP-2

(Infuse®)

Human

recombinant

(CHO)

Medtronic

Produced in

CHO cells

(Chinese

hamster ovary)

Absorbable

collagen

matrix

$4,500-7,000

per kit

Available

in some

countries

rhBMP-7

(OP-1 Putty)

Human

recombinant

(CHO)

Stryker

Produced in

CHO cells

Collagen and

carrier protein

vehicle

$3,500-5,500

per dose

Limited

availability

BMP-2 in

hydroxyapatite

Human

recombinant

(CHO)

Geistlich Pharma

Recombinant

production

with synthetic

hydroxyapatite

Hydroxyapatite

and collagen

matrix

$3,000-5,500

per kit

Available

in some

countries

e.rh-BMP2

(Cowell BMP)

Human

recombinant

(E. coli)

Cowellmedi

Recombinant

production

in E. coli

BCP

(biphasic

calcium

phosphate)

matrix

Up to $2,000

per unit

Available

in several

countries

Bongros-BMP

Human

recombinant

(E. coli)

Bioalpha

(Korea)

Recombinant

production

in E. coli

Combined

with

hydroxyapatite

$2,500-4,500

per unit

Limited

availability

in Latin

America

e.rh-BMP2 /

BioCaP /

β-TCP

Human

recombinant

(E. coli)

Shanghai

Ninth

People’s

Hospital

(China)

Recombinant

production

in E. coli

Biomimetic

calcium

phosphate

(BioCaP/β-TCP)

matrix

Not

commercially

available

Not

available

in Latin

America

e.rh-BMP2 in

hydroxyapatite

Human

recombinant

(E. coli)

Geistlich

Pharma

Recombinant

production

in E. coli

Hydroxyapatite

and collagen

matrix

$3,500-6,000

per kit

Available

in some

countries