A Note From the Editor

Countdown to Product Launch

While this issue of EMDM went to press, the European Space Agency sent its first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS), a giant orbiting research centre built by Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States.

Regional Focus

Partnering for Success in Switzerland

In Biel/Bienne and to the east, highly specialized companies form a virtual network of suppliers to the medical industry.

Industry News

• Conference Summary: Radiation Processing Professionals Go Back to the Future at Avignon Meeting
• State-of-the-Art Prosthetic Leg Incorporates Magneto-Rheological Technology
• MEDTEC Ireland Serves Industry in Transition
• In Quest to Eliminate Biofilm, Baker's Yeast Rises to the Challenge
• Embedded Software Connects Devices to Internet

Technology News

• Smart Labels Support Read-and-Write Operations
• Laser Deposition Technique Creates Thin Coatings on Implants
• UV Curing System Uses Fibre Optics

Product Update:

Laser Micromachining: An Enabling Technology in the Manufacture of a Blood-Gas Monitor

Cold ablation allows consistent, repeatable drilling without provoking thermal damage to surrounding areas.

Spotlight on

Flow Control

Fluid-measuring components, thermal gas mass flowmeters, ceramic valve parts, ultraflow couplings, and much more!

Web Watch

The Multilingual Web

How to successfully plan for Web globalization.

Q & A:

Valarie King-Bailey

Electronic Signatures Pose New Challenges for the Device Industry

Showstoppers

A selection of innovative products and services exhibited at Interphex (Philadelphia, PA, USA) and National Manufacturing Week (Chicago, IL, USA)