Original Biomedical Implants
About OBI

Material science in service of better possibilities.

Original Biomedical Implants brings UNCD coating expertise and partnership development together around the needs of medical-device innovators.

Mission

Advance durable, thoughtful surfaces for medical technology.

OBI is focused on exploring ultrananocrystalline diamond coatings for the next generation of implantable and external medical devices. The work begins at the material surface and progresses through careful, application-specific evaluation.

Biomedical applications represented around a human figure
Leadership

Technical depth. Practical partnership.

Orlando Auciello
Scientific leadership

Orlando Auciello

Orlando Auciello’s ambitious and accomplished career began before 1976, when he achieved his Ph.D. from the University of Cuyo in his native Argentina. Through research publications, books, citations, patents, awards, and speaking engagements across a global stage, Auciello has established himself as an authoritative expert in interdisciplinary fields of applied science and technology.

Elida de Obaldia
Partnership development

Elida de Obaldia

Elida facilitates partnerships by developing business plans that include goals, timelines, and performance measurements. She is also an accomplished fundraiser.

A surface conversation can start early

Bring us your material challenge.

We can discuss the substrate, operating environment, validation needs, and first feasibility questions.

Discuss an application