iia: Reflecting on 2025
The final iia newsletter of 2025 has been published and can be found at this link, or below. To sign up to receive iia newsletters please follow this link.
Season’s Greetings to our members and friends in the irradiation community
As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a busy and productive year for the iia. We introduced new resources, strengthened connections across our community, and launched important initiatives. We are grateful to our members, affiliates, and the wider irradiation community for the continued support and active engagement.
Looking ahead to 2026, we are excited to continue our collaborative efforts and achieve more together with our members. For those celebrating, we wish you a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year!
2025: A productive year for the iia
2025 was another busy year for the iia team as it worked to advance its ongoing initiatives, develop new activities to meet the evolving needs of our community, and strengthen its collaboration and impact globally.
Over the past year the iia released six publications, delivered four informative webinars, contributed to more than eight industry events, launched two new initiatives to benefit the healthcare community, and continued to support collaboration between industry and academia. We have also initiated arrangements for the next IMRP that will take place in Düsseldorf in April 2027 and had the pleasure of welcoming eight new member organisations to iia.
Catch up on our work from 2025 below:
Key initiatives and collaborative efforts
- NEW INITIATIVE: Science & Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP)
- NEW INITIATIVE: HEALTHiiaR Collaboration Community
- Announcement of IMRP 2027
- Cooperation Agreement with France Rayonnements Ionisants (FRI)
- Talent development for the irradiation industry – an iia Leadership Program success story
New publications
- Review of IMRP 2024
- The Development of Radiation Processing in India
- Methodology for assessing the effectiveness of security arrangements at gamma irradiation facilities
- Security of Radioactive Sources Used in Industrial Radiation Processing
- Low Energy Electron Beam factsheet
- Guide for Assessing Cybersecurity Programs at Gamma Irradiation Facilities
Webinar recordings
- Virtual dose Mapping for use in Radiation Processing
- An Introduction to iia’s Roadmap to an Electron Beam or X-ray Center for Industrial Applications
- Packaging Considerations for Radiation Processing
- Radiation Dosimetry Now and in the Future
International meeting participation
- Kilmer Conference 2025
- ICARST-2025
- PDA Week 2025
- ASTM Committee E61 on Radiation Processing meeting
- Fermilab Medical Device Sterilization Workshop 2025
- 2025 International Conference on Nuclear Technology Application
- 33rd Miller Conference
- IAEA Technical Meeting on Exploring Emerging Applications of Radiation Technology
Looking toward 2026
In 2026, we will continue to expand our programme of informative webinars, regional events, and new publications, along with ongoing organisational efforts for IMRP 2027. We also look forward to connecting with our members at the recently announced iia Roadshow, scheduled for April 2026, immediately before INTAC in China.
In December of this year, Arthur Dumba (iia General Manager) and the board met to review the iia’s strategic aims and objectives. Early in the New Year, we will share an outline of this review, followed by a members webinar where we will present the projects planned for 2026 that align with the updated strategy.
Stay tuned for more details in the New Year!
Thank You
A special thank you to our members for being a part of iia in 2025. All our members are greatly valued and enable the iia to support the science and industry of irradiation. We look forward to continuing our work for the irradiation community in the New Year.
As always, please feel free to contact iia with your thoughts and recommendations. Any news items that you would like to share through the association can be sent to Katherine Comben (Communications Executive) by email.
The iia team looks forward to reconnecting with you in the New Year and we wish you a wonderful holiday season!