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HyPerPure® by De Lama is a low temperature H202 sterilizing technology under deep vacuum and zero air: a smart reality representing an effective and proven strategy for an advanced sterilization technology
The Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor is used since decades usually and widely as a preferred method for decontamination of clean room, isolator, RABS, pass box and any surface that need to have a tight bioburden control.
Medical Technology UK 2025 Returns to Coventry for a Premier Industry Event
Medical Technology UK is back at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 12-13 March 2025, bringing together industry leaders for an exclusive event dedicated to the design, development, and production of medical devices, serving the diverse needs of the UK’s medical device manufacturing industry—the third largest in Europe.
Keystone Electronics PTFE Insulated Terminals & Pins
New Hyde Park, NY… Press-in type PTFE (Teflon) Insulated Terminals for high temperature and high-quality terminal and connector applications are part of the Keystone Electronics family of Multi-Purpose Hardware.
Klöckner Pentaplast Launches kpNext® MDR1: Sustainable Medical Device Packaging Film
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in sustainable protective packaging, is proud to announce the launch of kpNext® MDR1, a new medical device packaging film that expands its kpNext® brand beyond pharmaceutical blister films and into the medical device sector. This breakthrough product is designed to meet the growing demand for sustainable packaging options in healthcare packaging.
Cormica expands US presence with acquisition of Focus Laboratories
Cormica continues expansion with acquisition of microbiological testing firm, Focus Laboratories, following strategic German acquisition
Cormica expands European operations with acquisition of Zwisler Laboratorium GmbH
Cormica, a global leader in life sciences testing and consulting, has completed the acquisition of Zwisler Laboratorium, a premier provider of laboratory services headquartered in Reichenau, Germany.
A counterfeit cure
Counterfeit medical devices are a rising problem: a single 2020 operation, coordinated by Europol and involving 27 countries, seized some 33 million devices. Yet if these devices are obviously dangerous to users, and financially troublesome for legitimate manufacturers, solutions are available. One of the most interesting involves holograms. The most modern examples, after all, can quickly confirm genuine devices – and lead to the seizure and destruction of fake alternatives. Andrea Valentino learns more, with help from Dr Mark Deakes of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association.
A new kind of catheter coating
Urinary catheters are an essential medical device. But there’s always a risk that bacteria could colonise, forming antibiotic-resistant biofilms – and ultimately sparking catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). No wonder scientists at Sheffield Hallam University have been hard at work on solutions, developing antimicrobial sol-gel coatings to keep devices clean. Abi Millar talks to Dr Tim Nichol, a microbiology and biosciences lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, about the work his team is doing to address this problem.
Laser focused
In the world of medical lasers, smaller can be an effective ‘holy grail’. This is both true for the manufacturing of devices and in the laser outputs some of these devices use. With Japanese researchers claiming to have shrunk the size of a laser focal spot to just a few nanometres, Dan Cave speaks with Dr Jon Exley, honorary secretary of the British Medical Laser Association, to find out what practical applications this research might have, and what’s next in the world of laser manufacturing.