Conference & Education

‘First look at IMRP 2024 Exhibitors’ IMRP 2024 Newsletter, 25 March 2024

The latest IMRP 2024 newsletter has been published and can be found at this link, or below. To sign up to recieve the IMRP 2024 newsletter, and all other iia newsletters, please follow this link. Thank you for a record breaking Call for Abstracts response We would...

RADIATION PROCESSING FOR ADVANCED AND RENEWABLE MATERIALS - FROM BASICS TO INDUSTRIALIZATION Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand November 2-4, 2022 This training course is co-organised by the iia and Kasetsart University and will be run immediately before the 20th International Meeting on Radiation Processing (IMRP20) The course is aimed at graduate...

The IMRP20 March newsletter has now been circulated with the latest updates on the Program, Registration and the Pre-IMRP Training Course. Please take a look at these updates at this link to the newsletter. REMINDER - the abstract submission deadline is 1st May 2022.  For instructions...

Rosatom Healthcare JSC is part of the Russian pavilion at the Dubai EXPO where they organised a discussion on "non energy applications of nuclear technology for addressing global challenges". The discussion was held yesterday, 18 January and centred around three key issues: Nuclear Medicine Radiation Sterilisation Non...

After a lapse of two years Texas A&M are re-starting their annual hands-on workshops in April 2022. The workshops have been instrumental in empowering decision makers in industry to adopt electron beam and x-ray technologies in their companies and have also enabled entrepreneurs to launch...

The iia Virtual Conference was held on 20 and 21 October 2021. The first day was restricted to member only access. Day two was open to all members of the irradiation industry. The presentations were focused and the duration chosen to ensure maximum participation. The...

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The EU-supported project I.FAST has announced a traineeship programme to support knowledge transfer between laboratories and industry. The programme offers the opportunity for an early-career engineer or technician working at a European industrial company to work as trainee at one of the I.FAST European Accelerator Development Laboratories for...

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BGS, a member of iia, has announced details of its virtual ‘Irradiation Service Days’ to be held on 29th & 30th September 2021.  Through presentations and discussion, BGS aims to show: manufacturers from medical technology and biotechnology what it takes to successfully carry out radiation sterilization processes; and users...

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The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) aims to help increase the number of women who contribute to and drive global scientific and technological innovation. The programme supports young women studying in nuclear related fields relevant to the IAEA’s work to advance the safe, secure and peaceful...

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The Organizing Committee of the 3rd Medical Device Sterilization Workshop is pleased to announce the next meeting for stakeholders exploring accelerator-based sterilization alternatives, “Medical Device Sterilization: Understanding the Possibilities.” This virtual meeting will take place in the mornings (CDT) on September 22, 23, & 24, 2021....

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The International Irradiation Association (iia) is seeking applications from those who would like to join a small team who are responsible for the development and implementation of Association initiatives. The iia represents a diverse international community of organisations involved in the science and use of ionising...

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Radiation processing can broadly be defined as the “intentional irradiation of products or materials to preserve, modify or improve their characteristics” (ASTM E3083). Applications include the irradiation of blood products, the treatment of foodstuffs, the sterilization of medical devices and the modification of polymers and...

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The linked webinar was organised by iia member IBA Industrial. It was held on 23 September and represented the first in a series of planned webinars. The lead speaker was Byron Lambert Sr. Associate Research Fellow, Sterilization Science and founder of Abbott’s Assurance of Sterility Task...

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The IAEA report on a study published in the journal Science Robotics which tested the use of a drone to release sterile mosquitoes as part of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) – a form of insect birth control that has been used successfully for decades...

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