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The International Meeting on Radiation Processing 2024

The iia invites you to the 21st International Meeting on Radiation Processing (IMRP 2024), taking place 4-8 November 2024 in Costa Rica. The IMRP 2024 theme will be ‘Irradiation Technologies – Available, Sustainable and Growing’. The exhibition space will be at the core of the conference, offering a...

The latest iia newsletter is now available to read at this link. This issue covers the IMRP 2024 Call for Abstracts extension, new PsIP webinars announcement, and a round-up of the latest irradiation news. To receive our newsletter directly to your inbox you can sign...

Arthur Dumba, iia General Manager, will be attending the AAMI/FDA neXus conference next week. Please feel free to contact Arthur if you wish to discuss the iia, membership, or would just like to put a face to a name. You can contact Arthur by email...

The PsIP is pleased to announce two upcoming live webinars discussing Phytosanitary Irradiation and its effects on the quality of fresh produce post-harvest. These webinars will offer industry insights, solutions to technical barriers, and comparisons of Phytosanitary Irradiation with other technologies. Presented by two industry experts,...

Call for Abstracts Deadline: 1 March 2024 Thank you to those who have already submitted an abstract for consideration. The International Meeting on Radiation Processing 2024 (IMRP 2024) promises to be an exciting, dynamic, and engaging event. To allow for as many submissions as possible, the IMRP 2024 Call for...

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is conducting a hearing on OPG's licence amendment application for the commercial production of cobalt-60 at their Darlington reactors.  As part of this routine process, CNSC invites comments on the application.  The iia has submitted comments in support of...

The IAEA and its partners, under the NUTEC Plastics initiative, are researching and developing ionizing radiation techniques to affordably reprocess and recycle plastics. These techniques involve using electron beam to irradiate post-consumer plastics to enable them the be easily reformed and recycled into other products. In...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Zhu Nankang, who passed away 25th December 2023. Professor Zhu was the director of the Institute of Radiation Technique Soochow, and recently supported the business operations of the Jiangsu Dasheng Rhodotron EB Application centre....

We are pleased to announce that IBA and STERIS are Diamond Sponsors of the 21st International Meeting on Radiation Processing  (IMRP 2024). Thank you to both organizations for their contribution towards the success of IMRP 2024. "IBA Industrial is the world leader in electron and proton accelerators...

The iia Gamma Working Group (GWG) continued to progress its various initiatives during 2023 with good engagement by its members and partners. Thank you to all individuals that contributed and the organisations that participated in trials and assessments during the year. Cybersecurity Project The ultimate objective...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the iia team! 2023 was another productive year for iia and we thank our members, affiliates and other friends and colleagues from the irradiation community for their support and participation. We look forward to continued success in the New...

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