INDUSTRY NEWS
Copenhagen Hosts Regulatory Symposium
The fourth annual TOPRA Symposium will convene at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen on 3–5 October. The event will provide a forum for detailed discussion of current regulatory issues. The event programme, which was developed in collaboration with the Danish Medicines Agency, includes parallel sessions covering medical technologies and veterinary medicine. Topics to be considered at the medical technologies symposium include advanced therapy regulation, combination products, risk management, and revisions to the Medical Device Directive.
For more information, contact TOPRA, 7 Heron Quays, Marsh Wall, London E14 4JB, UK; phone: +44 20 75389502; fax: +44 20 75157836; e-mail: info@topra.org; Internet: www.topra.org.
New Centre Hosts Parts Cleaning Fair
Devoted to industrial parts cleaning, the Parts2clean trade fair will be held at the new Stuttgart Exhibition Centre on 9–11 October. The event will feature an integrated expert forum including nearly 30 presentations on topics and developments covering a variety of parts-cleaning topics. Event planners expect approximately 200 exhibitors to present products and services for economical, environmentally sound cleaning of parts and components. Offerings presented by the exhibitors will cover the entire spectrum of industrial cleaning technology, including equipment for cleaning and drying parts and components made of metal, plastic, glass, ceramics, and composites.
For more information, contact fairXperts, Hauptstr. 7, 72639 Neuffen, Germany; phone: +49 7025 84340; fax: +49 7025 843420; e-mail: info@fairxperts.de; Internet: www.parts2clean.de.
Conference Examines EU and US Regulatory Issues
A conference scheduled for 12–13 November at the Brussels Marriott Hotel will give attendees the opportunity to listen to case studies and participate in question-and-answer sessions. In addition, expert presenters will discuss how regulatory affairs pertains to medical devices in the European Union and the United States. In addition, attendees can learn about product development processes, marketing applications, postmarketing requirements, working effectively with regulatory agencies, compliance requirements, and enforcement of regulations of medical devices.
For more information, contact Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, 5635 Fishers Ln,. Ste. 550, Rockville, MD 20852, USA; phone: +1 301 7702920; fax: +1 301 7702924; e-mail: raps@raps.org; Internet: www.raps.org.
Thermoplastic Elastomers Conference Convenes in Cologne
Rapra Technology has announced that its thermoplastic elastomers conference will be held in Cologne on 23–24 October. Now in its 10th year, this international conference will analyze what is currently happening with thermoplastic elastomers. Topics to be discussed include developments in SBC, TPO, TPV, COPE, COPA, and TPU materials as well as additives, processing, applications, and commercial and design aspects for TPEs.
For more information, contact Rapra Ltd., Shawbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK; phone: +44 1939 250383; fax: +44 1939 252416; e-mail: conferences@rapra.net; Internet: www.polymerconferences.com.
