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Originally published January, 1998
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IVD suppliers pavilion showcased at MD&M West
Ultraprecise manufacturing equipment, high-quality biochemicals and reagents, and specialized contract services for diagnostics manufacturing will be among the featured offerings of the IVD Suppliers Pavilion at Medical Design & Manufacturing West 98 Conference and Exposition, January 20— 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA).
New products that will be on exhibit include a line of microplate washers by Tri-Continent Scientific (Grass Valley, CA), a designer and manufacturer of liquid-handling instruments and components for clinical and biotechnological uses. Kinematic Automation, Inc. (Twain Harte, CA), a designer and builder of manufacturing equipment for the test-strip industry, will feature diagnostic strip cutters, laminators for diagonal strip cutters, and dispensing systems.
Chemicon International, Inc. (Temecula, CA), a producer of bulk-order and custom antibodies and purified reagents for the R&D and manufacturing markets, will feature its line of animal sera, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, neurochemicals, and adhesion molecules. Precision processing equipment for test-strip manufacturing will be exhibited by BioDot, Inc. (Irvine, CA), a manufacturer of material-handling, dispensing, and processing systems used to produce rapid diagnostic tests. Medtox Diagnostics, Inc. (Burlington, NC), a contract manufacturer of custom reagent tubes and packaging supplies, will display its line of test strips and ampules for lyophilized and liquid reagents.
SurModics, Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN), will demonstrate its PhotoLink surface-modification technology, which immobilizes molecules to create unique surfaces on polymers, metals, and glass. The company will also show its StabilCoat immunoassay stabilizer for increasing the shelf-life of dried components, and its StabilZyme conjugate stabilizer for maintaining the activity of conjugates in a solution.
In addition to its IVD Suppliers Pavilion, MD&M West 98 will offer a comprehensive technical conference including a variety of presentations of interest to diagnostics manufacturers. The conference will begin January 20 with a special workshop on current regulatory trends, including a detailed analysis of FDA design control requirements. Other regulatory sessions will include a mock FDA inspection workshop, a seminar on practical considerations for compliance with FDA's quality system regulation, and a presentation on how to obtain and keep the CE mark for medical products.
Presentations on statistical tools will provide an overview of the techniques commonly used in device manufacturing, together with case studies demonstrating their usage in process development, validation, and control to meet FDA and ISO requirements. In another series of sessions, experts will discuss how small and midsized companies can do the research needed to launch a business venture in China.
The exhibit halls will be open 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 20 and 21, and 10:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 22. Registration can be arranged in advance or on-site during the show. For information on attending, contact Canon Communications llc, 3340 Ocean Park Blvd., Ste. 1000, Santa Monica, CA 90405; 310/392-5509, fax 310/392-4920. Or, stop by the expo center.
