Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category
Monday, March 1st, 2010
On the Wire: A new campaign has been launched to put pressure on the UK National Health Service (NHS) to examine where its medical instruments come from, reports BBC News.
The British Medical Association (BMA) says at least one fifth of surgical instruments are made in northern Pakistan, where child labour ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The European Parliament has voted in favour of President Barroso’s new Commission team. The Medical Devices Unit falls under Commissioner Dalli’s new competencies in DG SANCO. Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association said in an announcement that it especially looks forward to working with John Dalli, the Commissioner for ...
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
MedilinkWM is reinforcing its position and activities in the assisted living sector. The new name for its division dedicated to this sector is Alvolution (previously i-Health). The name has been created to reflect the organisation's role and position in stimulating the next stage in the evolution of technological advances for ...
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
SGS has extended its medical device Notified Body status to include Directive 98/79/EC for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices. The company’s initial scope of designation as an IVD Directive Notified Body includes all LIST B devices and Self-Test IVD devices. This scope will be further expanded to include all ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
From the Wire: Dr Jeffrey Shuren has been appointed permanent Director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). He previously served as Acting Center Director after the resignation of Dan Schulz in August 2009. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg appointed Shuren to the job on a permanent basis on ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
EDANA, the trade association serving the nonwovens and related industries has announced its programme of events and training courses for 2010 and early 2011. Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA, said, “With a global scope and outlook, we are pleased to support our members and the broader industry with activities ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Consort Medical enters the fast-growing auto-injection sector with its £16.8-million acquisition of the Medical House. Prior to the acquisition, expert appraisal of the technology portfolio and due diligence was conducted by Cambridge Consultants, the product design and development and technical consulting company, which has experience in the design and development ...
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Medical technology trade association, BVMed questioned its members in October 2009 about the current status of the German medtech sector. One hundred and ten of BVMed’s 226 member companies participated in the autumn survey. The findings show that medtech companies in Germany are defying the economic and financial crisis. They ...
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The medical device and diagnostics industry is bursting with optimism as it heads into a new decade, according to a survey of industry professionals. Seven out of 10 respondents anticipate increased sales for their company in 2010 compared with 2009. “Companies are . . . bullish,” note the authors of ...
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
International standards development organisation, ASTM International is to develop the capability to offer certification services. Titled the ASTM International Certification Program, the new initiative offers the opportunity of materials, products, services, systems and personnel certification.
This decision comes in response to enquiries, particularly in the areas of new standards development activities, ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Switzerland-based precision tubing supplier Medelec (Puidoux) has announced that it is increasing capacity by approximately 900 sq m. “This will boost our production capabilities by 50%,” says Marc Butty, General Manager, from the company’s stand at Compamed in Düsseldorf, Germany. The work should be completed by the summer. The firm is ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Borealis inaugurates its international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria on 20 November 2009. This is the culmination of approximately one and a half years of construction and an investment of euro 50 million. A provider of innovative plastics, the company now offers customers “ … direct access to cutting-edge plastic ...
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