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...
Symec Enginers Pvt Ltd, a member of iia, partnered with Ansell Sterile Solutions Pvt Ltd to set up India's first integrated medical glove manufacturing, packaging and sterilization facility at SIPCOT Industrial Park, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu. The facility will span more than 70,000 sq meters when...
World Nuclear News has published the iia’s article ‘The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors’. This article gives some insight into cobalt-60 production, reactor availability and the various initiatives and opportunities to increase cobalt-60 availability. This follows the concerns highlighted by the healthcare industry...
As discussed at IMRP20 the iia is implementing a Leadership Program that aims to expand the available talent pool of people joining the irradiation community. New sections have recently been added to the iia website that explain the program in more detail. The first part of...
The 32nd Miller Conference on Radiation Chemistry, to be held on June 3-8, 2023, in Furiani, on the island of Corsica, France. The scientific program is now finalized with 5 session chair presentations, 15 invited talks, 42 oral communications and 50 posters. In addition, the schedule...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has designated iia member ARC-Nucléart as a Collaborating Centre to support IAEA activities on preservation of cultural heritage. Najat Mokhtar, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, and Karine Froment, ARC-Nucléart Director, finalized...
We have just become aware that BPSA are hosting a webinar about the implementation of X-Rays sterilisation for single use medical products. The webinar is being held next week, 9 March 2023. For more information click here BPSA Webinar....
Increased demand in medical device manufacturing has accelerated the STERIS plans for expansion globally. In February 2023, STERIS announced further investment in radiation processing as part of their long term commitment in support of this manufacturing. Both announcements are an expansion of X-ray capacity that...
The International Meeting on Radiation Processing (IMRP) is organised every 2-3 years on a different continent. The first IMRP was held in Puerto Rico in 1976 and the most recent twentieth IMRP (IMRP20) was successfully held in Bangkok in November 2022. During IMRP20 it was proposed...
Raditech Hydromatics Pvt Ltd (RadiTech, formerly Danver Hydromatics) has been operating in the field of radiation technology since 2002. The company has established 18 landmark projects in India and 2 projects outside of India. The RadiTech professionals provide solutions to meet the operational needs of its...
The board of SfFSAP continues to evolve to support the work that is being completed by the SfSAP Steering Group and Operational Working Groups. Three new board appointments were confirmed on Monday 23 January 2023: Amanda Benedict - Vice President Standards and Sterilisation at the...
A joint research project, the Fraunhofer WKI, Fraunhofer IAP, BGS and other industrial partners has been successful in developing bio-based flame retardants in bio-plastics for the first time. As a result, plastics made out of 100 percent bio-based materials could, in the future, be used...
On 10 January CIVRIEUX D’AZERGES, FRANCE / Däniken, Switzerland – Ionisos and Studer Cables AG announced an agreement under which Ionisos is acquiring an E-beam sterilization and cross- linking facility from Studer Cables AG in Däniken, Switzerland. The acquisition increases Ionisos’ sterilization capacity, diversifies its...
