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News of recent NIST standards-related activities are presented for information to the Medical Devices Standards Board. These include the release of reference material 8457 for measurements of crosslinking of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), NIST proposed work with ASTM on development of Reference Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, A Symposium on Standards and Metrology for Cell Signaling, and the progress on preparation of a NIST-FDA-NIBIB workshop on Medical Implant Information, Performance, and Policies that was held on September 19-20, 2002.