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Biocompatible and FDA-certified resin production now in place in SABIC`s Brazil and Argentina plants
16.01.2012
SABIC’s Plastics business today announced that its manufacturing facilities in Campinas, Brazil and Tortuguitas, Argentina, are now certified to produce U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant and biocompatible resins for the fast-growing South American healthcare market to help slash lead times, reduce inventory costs and increase flexibility in material purchasing. [more...]
“Regional satellites of MEDTEC Europe”
11.01.2012
Event organisers UBM Canon, the force behind MEDTEC France, MEDTEC UK and MEDTEC Ireland, are staging their first MEDTEC Italy in Modena in 2012. Christian Klein, editor in charge of meditec INTERNATIONAL asked Gregor Bischkopf (picture), the fair manager responsible for MEDTEC Europe, about the concept underlying this new venture. [more...]
Opportunities opening up on the world markets
10.11.2011
As in other sectors, the international exchange of goods outside of Europe is also becoming increasingly important in medical technology. This gives rise to some major challenges in particular for medium-sized medical technology companies. A look at the sector reveals that strategic partnerships could pave the way to the global markets.
A structural analysis provides the following picture: The medical technology industry is highly innovative and extremely diverse. The product range includes all medical instruments, systems and auxiliary equipment in the fields of prevention, diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation. German medical technology is growth-oriented, whether in new laser technology applications, groundbreaking diagnostic and treatment procedures or the continual development of minimal-invasive surgery. [more...]
Supply Chain Management pays well
04.11.2011
The requirements for healthcare products are increasing – regardless of whether heart valves, implants or high-tech devices are involved. Germany is the world’s third largest producer of medical engineering devices after the USA and Japan. The German domestic medical engineering industry recorded sales of approx. EUR 20 billion last year – and this figure is on the rise. But in this sector, which mainly involves medium-sized and small enterprises, there are only a few manufacturers that have a well-developed supply chain management system (SCM). [more...]
Bundling tasks creates greater quality
04.11.2011
Shorter development times and, as a result, more product innovations are well within the reach of smaller medical technology companies – especially when the quality strategy is right. Product safety necessitates a thorough understanding of the function and system structures right up to the process level, and ideally, a perfect balance between labour, outcome and the costs incurred. [more...]
Bringing Medtech closer to the patients
03.11.2011
Big trends cannot be stopped, and so-called personalised medicine is a case in point. Customised diagnosis and treatment paths are one of the main challenges facing industry, scientists and doctors around the world. [more...]
Stop, check!
28.09.2011
The rule of three – measurement, verification and quality assurance – underpinning the production of medical technology equipment naturally challenges methodology developers and instrument manufacturers to quantify quality. This is all the more true when new materials make their appearance. [more...]
Shaping the future of medical technology
28.09.2011
New developments in materials are required so that ideas can find application and be brought to fruition in the form of products. And there is a great deal of activity in this area: the spectrum covers new and intelligent combinations of familiar materials, the development of functional methods of processing and working, functionalised plastics, innovative biomaterials and highly complex implants and neuroprostheses. [more...]
Making profit instead of administration of documents
18.07.2011
People are living for longer and longer, and, particularly in their old age, require greater medical care. Legislators are increasingly regulating the system in order to keep the costs of healthcare under control. Medical technology providers who wish to preserve their independence under such conditions and use their own resources to best effect must focus on their core competencies and work with reliable partners in other fields such as documentation. [more...]
“Manufacturers are providing strong support for the EPRD”
18.07.2011
The new endoprosthesis register aims to catch “outliers” in the field of endoprosthetic care at an early stage, achieving greater transparency and quality in the treatment of arthropathy sufferers. Professor Joachim Hassenpflug explains how the register is structured and the benefits of an interdisciplinary database. [more...]
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