IMRP 2024 (Costa Rica – November 2024)
General Overview
IMRP 2024, the 21st International Meeting on Radiation Processing, was held in San Jose, Costa Rica from November 4-8, 2024. The event featured five days of informative content surrounding the core theme of Sustainability. IMRP 2024 attracted 325 attendees from 38 countries, representing industry, research, academia, and students. Major delegations included the USA (113), Belgium (25), Canada (24), China (21), and Costa Rica (17). The event hosted 24 exhibitors and 14 sponsors from the irradiation community.
The exhibition space was at the core of the conference, offering a dynamic environment that hosted the welcome reception, tech theatres, posters, coffee breaks and more. This event was a valuable opportunity to engage with all members of the irradiation community.
The IMRP 2024 conference facilitated communication, encouraged collaboration, and supported education around the conference theme: ‘Irradiation Technologies – Available, Sustainable and Growing’.
Regional Sponsors
Program Overview
Tech Theatre recordings and Plenary presentation slides can be found on the IMRP 2024 web app. Only attendees of IMRP 2024 can log into the web app and view this content.
Technical Tours: Delegates attended either a Sterigenics EO Facility Tour or a STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies E-beam and EO Facility Tour on the Friday of the IMRP 2024 week.
The Sterigenics EO Facility Tour highlighted ethylene oxide sterilization. Attendees toured their warehouse and processing areas to learn from their engineers, QA and EHS professionals.
The STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies E-beam and EO Facility Tour included a visit to electron beam and ethylene oxide operations. Attendees gained visibility into industrial sterilization processing, and Mevex Equipment and Konnexis Technologies, including linear accelerators and control systems.
Awards
IMRP Laureate Awards
IMRP 2024 Scientific Laureate Award recipient: Alain Strasser, France
IMRP 2024 Business Laureate Award recipient: Murray Lynch, Australia
Early Career Professional Awards
Recognising future leaders of the Irradiation Industry, congratulations to the recipients of the Early Career Professional awards which was first introduced at IMRP 2024
Nicolas Ludwig, France
Spencer Mickum, USA
Abbas Nasreddine, France
Gustavo Varca, USA
Ariadnne Vargas Rivadeneira, Bolivia
Poster Awards
Best Scientific Poster: Suresh Pillai, USA
Best Industry Poster: Damien Prieels, Belgium
Best Overall Poster: Nicolas Ludwig, France
Committees
Organising Committee:
- Arthur Dumba, iia, OC Chair
- Aaron DeMent, Sterigenics, OC Deputy Chair
- Paul Wynne, iia
Program Committee:
- Brian McEvoy, STERIS, PC Chair
- Rob Edgecock, iia, PC Deputy Chair
- Samuel Dorey, Sartorius
- Vu Lekate, Abbott
- Ariadnne Vargas Rivadeneira, IBA
- Gustavo Varca, E-Beam Services
- James Vesper, Valsource
- Richard Wiens, Nordion
- Allen Yang, China Isotope and Radiation Association (CIRA)
Sustainability Certification
IMRP 2024 proudly achieved the Blue Flag Sustainability Certification, representing our commitment to reducing the environmental impact of the conference and promoting sustainability in all aspects of event planning and execution.
Links
Find all details on the IMRP 2024 website.
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