Archive for the ‘Announcement’ Category

Switzerland Launches New Medical Device Platform

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Switzerland has a new platform for the medical device industry: Medtech Switzerland. The Swiss Medical Cluster co-founded the platform on 9 August 2010 together with OSEC, Switzerland's official promotion agency for foreign trade. The aim of the platform is to provide manufacturers, suppliers and service providers with information about the most important ...

New Quarters for Quintiles

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Quintiles is relocating its European headquarters to within 30 minutes of Heathrow Airport at Green Park, Reading, UK, the company announced in a press release. Bringing together employees from each of its four business pillars—clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions—in a state-of-the-art facility, the move supports Quintiles’ integrated service offering. The five-storey, ...

Cranfield University Offers Medical Technology Vigilance Course

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Cranfield University in the United Kingdom has announced a new short course titled Medical Technology Vigilance: Postmarket Surveillance (PMS) and Risk Management. The three-day course, which is scheduled for 21 to 23 September 2010, will define the terminology and explain the concepts of vigilance, PMS and risk management, their practical ...

More to See at MedTech Museum

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

If you have not yet paid a visit to Eucomed's MedTech Museum, here's one more reason to stop procrastinating. The online museum, which medtechinsider previewed in October, has added a wing on eye disorders. Information on eye conditions, treatment options and historical perspectives is presented in an attractive and entertaining ...

Pharmapack/BIOMEDevice: Introducing Mikron Automation

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Pharmapack/BIOMEDevice got off to a rousing start today in the Grande halle de la Villette in Paris. The aisles were seriously jammed. Getting from one end of the building to the other required some precision slaloming. As I was weaving my way down one of the aisles in the early ...

Go for More in 2010

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

The wind-down has begun, the winter break is almost here. We have a change of routine, some time to take stock and to recharge our energies for the coming year. Personal evaluations may take our thoughts to personal fitness as well as to work related goals. Staff at Barnsley Primary ...

Nordson Introduces Online Testing Lab for Dispensing Systems

Monday, June 15th, 2009

If you won't come to the test lab, then the test lab will have to come to you. That's the premise behind a new programme from Nordson Corp. (Duluth, GA, USA) designed to allow engineers to source and test equipment without incurring travel expenses. The supplier of precision dispensing systems ...