Archive for the ‘medtechinsider’ Category
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The Consumer Electronics Show, taking place in Las Vegas each year, is primarily a showcase of products about to hit the market, but this year Qualcomm made news when it announced a US$10 million competition for the development of a device similar to the Tricoder in Star Trek. The hand-held ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
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Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS), a designer, developer and manufacturer of biomedical textiles, this week announced its new Biofelt absorbable scaffold for implant devices. The bio-absorbable textile is an updated version of its Biofelt product with process improvements and QA control ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
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Obviously, there's an awful lot of pharmaceutical packaging on display at Pharmapack Europe, but medical packaging also gets a fair amount of attention at the annual event. If you live in or near Paris, or are just looking for an excuse to spend some time ...
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Eucomed has announced that Luciano Cattani has taken over as Chief Executive ad interim until a suitable successor is found to John Wilkinson, who left the position at the end of 2011. Cattani previously served as a Board Member and Vice Chairman of Eucomed. He has previously held management positions ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
A supplier of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) has developed a technology that offers three times the coefficient of friction (COF) of conventional materials under wet and dry conditions without affecting physical or rheological performance. Marketed under the Thermolast W trade name by Kraiburg TPE, the technology enables manufacturers to eliminate the ...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
What is the best way to revive the UK economy? Follow the German model, says the Trades Union Congress (TUC), a federation representing the majority of UK trade unions. The TUC has just published a report titled, German Lessons: Developing industrial policy in the UK, which may raise some eyebrows ...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association, and Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, will join forces under the umbrella of a European industry federation. EDMA represents national associations and major companies engaged in the research, development, manufacture or distribution of In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) tests in Europe. Combining their ...
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
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German manufacturer of custom drives, Groschopp has developed an electric motor for adjusting operating tables in surgical rooms. Its stainless steel housing meets the strict demands ...
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
Innovative Plastics, a business unit of materials supplier Sabic, has announced that its plants in Campinas, Brazil, and Tortuguitas, Argentina, are now certified to produce US FDA–compliant and biocompatible resins. With this initiative, the company hopes to be a significant link in the supply chain of booming medical markets in ...
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
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Animal research continues to be a controversial topic in medical research. In Germany ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
A new app for burn patients has recently been registered with UK MHRA as a medical device. Mersey Burns is the first app to be registered with the agency as a Class I medical device, according to a blog post on the website of d4, a UK nonprofit organisation.
The app calculates ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
RTI International Metals, a supplier of titanium-based components to the aerospace and defense sectors, is set to acquire Remmele Engineering Inc., a provider of precision machining and engineering services with a presence in the medical device supply chain. The acquisition is valued at US$182.5 million and is expected to close ...
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