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Staff Writer
AIMD Day: A success that unites the European ecosystem for active implantable medical devices
Over 150 professionals gathered in Besançon to explore the future of active implantable medical devices.
Quasar Medical Breaks Ground on New Thailand Manufacturing Center
New facility to expand global capacity and deliver next-generation medical device manufacturing capabilities, opening in 2026.
MEDevice Boston Unveils Expanded Features for 2025 Event
MEDevice Boston, the premier event for medical device professionals in New England (September 30-October 1 at the Boston Convention Center, Boston), announces an extensive lineup of new features for its upcoming conference and exhibition. Under the theme “Engineered to Advance,” the event will deliver curated insights, strategic connections and meaningful opportunities specifically designed to propel careers and businesses forward at the heart of New England’s MedTech hub.
Breaking data silos in the cloud
How long and complex healthcare supply chains perform depends on how effectively data is shared at all stages. Yet that data is often locked in silos, guarded by closed systems that cannot communicate with each other. Jim Banks talks to Mutaz Shegewi, senior research director at IDC Research, and Wesley Randall of the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of North Texas, to explore how cloud-based solutions can enable better data sharing and improve supply chain performance.
Simulating sustainability
Sustainability challenges in healthcare packaging are centre stage – and rightly so. New impetus and regulations around sustainability are incoming for a sector that is heavily reliant on millions of tonnes of packaging to ensure safe, reliable and usable medicines and devices get to patients and caregivers. As such, the pressure is on to design greener packaging while hitting stakeholder needs. Dan Cave speaks to Sharon Barak, CEO of Solutum, and Camilla Enkbridge, chief technology offi cer at Envirotainer, to find out more about industry-wide sustainability efforts and the role simulation analysis might play.
Spinal cord regeneration
We’re getting better at managing spinal cord injury, but are yet to reach the holy grail of treatment: reversing the damage done. Though that’s not for lack of trying. As tissue engineering progresses, researchers are investigating how biomaterials and advanced techniques may help to regenerate an injured spinal cord. Monica Karpinski speaks to specialists to find out more.
Quasar Medical to Acquire Nordson MEDICAL Design and Development business in Galway, Ireland and Tecate, Mexico
Quasar grows global full-lifecycle CDMO platform; Nordson MEDICAL sharpens focus on core components business
The pros of zwitterionic polymers
Polyethylene glycol, or PEG, is widely used in medical devices and implants. But it’s susceptible to degradation when exposed to oxygen and can be unstable at warmer temperatures. Zwitterionic polymers, on the other hand, which have oppositely charged groups in their repeating units, have emerged as an alternative offering versatility, enhanced stability and superior biocompatibility. Liam Critchley explores the advantages of zwitterionic polymers and how they can be applied in medical devices.
Better biosensing with nanomaterials
With their enhanced biological, mechanical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are used in a range of medical devices from artificial wound grafts to dental implants. Recently, they’ve become a popular choice for making biosensors, resulting in devices that are significantly more sensitive, have enhanced electrical conductivity, a low response time and more besides. Sachin Rawat speaks to experts in the fi eld to explore how nanomaterials are driving advances in biosensors.
Stick it to scar tissue
The build-up of scar tissue around implants is a common reason for their failure. But engineers at MIT might have found a way to tackle this problem – coating devices with a hydrogel adhesive, which causes the device to bind to the surrounding tissues so the immune system won’t attack it. Natalie Healey explores the potential of this approach.