Industry News
Workshop Explores Surface Modification Technologies
A workshop on joining and surface modification will be held on 28 November at the Centrelink House conference venue in Birmingham, UK. Topics to be discussed include surface modification technologies that support medical device applications across a range of clinical disciplines. The workshop also will address the development of new generations of medical polymers, laser-based joining technologies, and the use of surface modification to improve biocompatibility.
For more information, contact Medilink West Midlands, 5 Greenfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3BE, UK; phone: +44 121 4525630; fax: +44 121 4542325; e-mail: barbara@medilinkwm.co.uk; Internet: www.medilinkwm.co.uk.
Medical Plastics Event to Be Held in Copenhagen
A seminar and conference will analyze trends in the medical plastics industry. Scheduled from 27 to 30 November at the Schæffergården Conference Centre in Copenhagen, the event is intended for professionals in the medical device industry who are involved in the fields of design, materials, production, product development, and quality assurance. The conference and all related documentation will be in English. Materials suppliers will exhibit products and services adjacent to the conference room.
For more information, contact Hexagon Holdings ApS, Mikkel Bryggers Gade 10, DK-1460 Copenhagen K, Denmark; phone: +45 33114122; fax: +45 33133859: Internet: www.hexagon.dk.
EuroMold Returns to Frankfurt
EuroMold will return to the Frankfurt Messe from 29 November to 2 December. Now in its 13th year, the trade show will feature an exhibition hall devoted to medical applications of the mould-making and tooling industry. A two-day lecture forum on medical technology is also scheduled. Event planners are expecting more than 60,000 visitors and approximately 1700 exhibitors.
For additional information, contact Demat GmbH, Poststr. 2–4, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; phone: +49 69 2740030; fax: +49 69 27400340; e-mail: info@demat.com; Internet: www.euromold.com.
Prague Hosts Medical Device Summit
An invitation-only conference for CEOs and senior executives of medical device companies will be held on 6–8 December at the Four Seasons Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The event will feature panel discussions with keynotes from industry and academic leaders, including one that will be delivered by Steve Oesterle, M.D., senior vice president for medicine and technology at Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN, USA).
For more information about the conference, go to www.bohemiansummit.com, or contact Eleanor Menogue at PricewaterhouseCoopers; phone: +44 20 72123986; fax: +44 20 72135759; e-mail: bohemian-info@us.pwc.com.
