Medical Device Industry News

Wind River has winning ways

Wind River has been recognised as the market leader in real-time operating systems and embedded Linux by VDC Research Group.... More

Merit Medical Systems makes a €20m investment

Merit Medical Systems will create 200 new jobs at its new €20 million facility in Galway, Ireland.... More

Norgren showcases a novel disposable device

A new device that is set to make laparoscopic procedures quicker and easier will be showcased on Norgren’s stand at MEDTEC UK. ... More

Call for papers

Call for papers put out for Micro Manufacturing, MEMS and Nano Technology event this September.... More

Med-Tech TV

EUCOMED - MedTech Forum '12

The event brings together over 400 thought leaders active in...... More

Med-Tech Upcoming Events

11 Sep 12

Med-Tech Innovation Conference & Exhibition 2012 - The UK and Irish medical device industries continue to be world leaders in innovation and are considered to be centres of excellence for medical device design and R&D. Much of that excellence is driven by Universities and as such Med-Tech Innovation is delighted to announce its inaugural exhibition and conference... ... Find out more

22 May 12 to 23 May 12

Polymers in Medical Devices - Regulation, Design and Manufacture - This conference will cover a number of aspects of this rapidly developing market for polymeric medical devices and will focus particularly on the end-use applications. ... Find out more

22 May 12 to 24 May 12

MD&M East 2012 - MD&M East provides hands-on access to the newest technologies, products, equipment, and services for every aspect of medical design and development ... Find out more

23 May 12 to 24 May 12

MEDTEC UK 2012 - With focused display areas for high-tech medical device manufacturing, packaging, materials, automation and design, MEDTEC UK will present all the technologies and tools that medical device manufacturing professionals need to become and/or remain world class. ... Find out more

Med-Tech Industry poll

What is the primary driver of innovation in your organisation?

Med-Tech Previous Poll

Industry commentators have said that in general medical device companies seem to focus their R&D spend on features, performance and functionality of existing technologies rather than on creating entirely new ones. Do you think this is true?

Med-Tech Innovation Articles

05/03/2012 - Evaluating the Changing Characteristics of Polymers
24/01/2012 - Wearable Rehab Technology
27/09/2011 - Biological Responses to PEEK-Based Wear Debris
27/09/2011 - Smart Solutions from Auxetic Materials
14/09/2011 - Auditory Alarm Requirements in IEC 60601-1-8 and Risk Management Considerations
18/03/2011 - Designing for Users
01/03/2011 - X-Ray Sterilisation
15/02/2012 - Choosing Materials for Medical Devices
01/03/2011 - Don't Forget the Packaging
31/03/2011 - Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Sterilisation
14/10/2011 - The Art of Developing New Products
17/10/2011 - Materials Analysis
18/10/2011 - New Materials for Orthopaedics
04/04/2011 - The Crucial Divide between Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Coatings
01/03/2011 - Building Sustainability into Medical Packaging
06/10/2011 - Drug-Eluting Bioresorbable Stents
12/04/2012 - Innovative Biomaterials-Based Solutions
13/02/2012 - Developments in Nanotechnology
13/06/2011 - Medical LAN cards Achieving Compliance in Network Connections
23/01/2012 - Avoiding the Pitfalls in Electronic Device Development
29/02/2012 - Designing Medical Devices for Humans
06/10/2011 - Remote Sensing and the Ageing Population
14/11/2011 - Meeting Regulatory Requirements: The Design History File
31/03/2011 - Commercialisation of University Research
16/11/2011 - Designing for an Assisted Living Future
11/04/2012 - Traditional Materials, Advanced Technology
15/03/2011 - Compliance and Improvement in Medical Device Software
14/11/2011 - Medical Device Approvals in Brazil: A Review and Update
18/11/2011 - Testing Products in a Virtual World
29/02/2012 - Enhancing Polymer Surface Degradation
15/04/2011 - Advanced Wound Care
18/04/2012 - Designing for Sterilisation
21/09/2011 - Design Verification Best Practice
25/07/2011 - A New Dental Ceramic
14/09/2011 - Benefits of Using a Contract Research Organisation
14/11/2011 - Electronic Medical Record Legislation and the US Anaesthesia Information Technology Market
27/09/2011 - Effective Ocular Drug Delivery
29/12/2011 - Characterisation of Cardiovascular Stents
01/06/2011 - Virtual Prototyping for Orthopaedic Design
10/10/2011 - Rapid Ethnographic Evaluation