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...
Bovine pericardium or porcine tissue are increasingly used to make heart valves. These biological prostheses now tend to be preferred but they pose a problem of durability. Our member Fraunhofer FEP in Germany has developed a multi-component process called SULEEI for longer functional life of biological...
iia member Bruce Power is highlighting the vital contribution made by isotopes and nuclear medicine in fighting cancer and disease. The announcement also highlights the work of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC). Bruce Power has been a leader in creating the CNIC which includes iia within...
For the first time, a combination of the nuclear sterile insect technique (SIT) with the incompatible insect technique (IIT) has led to the successful suppression of mosquito populations, a promising step in the control of mosquitoes that carry dengue, the Zika virus and many other...
When it comes to transmitting diseases among people, mosquitoes are unsurpassed in the economic and health burdens they impose. In the absence of efficient drugs or vaccines and given the need to reduce the use of insecticides, international efforts are required to develop and implement...
Assurance of Sterility for Sensitive Combination Products and Materials: New Paradigms for the Next Generation of Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals discusses the medical device industry and existing challenges regarding the exciting new world of sensitive combination products (SCPs) and their terminal sterilization. This book reassesses the...
We are able to provide iia members with an update on the ongoing review EU Directives on food irradiation. The consultancy firm ICF is in the process of carrying out interviews and circulating surveys to different stakeholders regarding the EC Directives on food irradiation and the...
2019 is shaping up to be a year in which the debate about alternative technologies reaches a new level; in terms of the number of meetings that are being arranged to debate this issue. The year started with an event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 25th-28th entitled...
The irradiation of seeds and other plant material with gamma or X-rays has developed thousands of novel crop varieties in hundreds of crop species increasing yields and resulting in billions of dollars in additional revenue for farmers. Marker assisted breeding vastly reduces the time needed to...
The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) is an international non-profit network of individual scientists and scientific organizations working together to promote harmonization of global food safety regulations and legislation. GHI relies on food scientists and experts in industry, government and academia to voice scientific consensus and...
In a document published on October 30, 2018, the US Department of Energy is seeking proposals for the development of a self-shielded irradiator to be used for the sterilization of insects in support of the Sterile Insect Technique. The purpose is to use non-radioisotopic sources...
