IBA and BENEBION, both members of the iia, have signed contracts to install a Rhodotron® TT1000 with X-ray conversion capabilities at a new irradiation site in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. This facility will serve as a centre for phytosanitary treatments and medical device sterilisation in...
IBA and BENEBION, both members of the iia, have signed contracts to install a Rhodotron® TT1000 with X-ray conversion capabilities at a new irradiation site in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. This facility will serve as a centre for phytosanitary treatments and medical device sterilisation in...
The International Irradiation Association (iia) and the IMRP 2024 community extend their heartfelt congratulations to Murray Lynch from Steritech, Australia, recipient of the IMRP 2024 Business Laureate Award, and Alain Strasser from Aerial, France, recipient of the IMRP 2024 Scientific Laureate Award. Since its inception at...
IBA, a member of iia, has signed a contract with SteriLab to implement a Be Soft electron beam (E-beam) sterilisation solution at Haina Port, Dominican Republic. This facility will serve medical devices, food, and semiconductors sectors, enhancing sterilization efficiency and cutting logistics costs. Construction of...
Sterigenics and Nordion, both members of the iia which operate under the Sotera Health umbrella, recently hosted the 'Gamma: Sustainable Sterilization for the Long Term' webinar, now available to watch on-demand via the Sotera Health Academy platform. In this webinar, Richard Wiens (Director, Business Development &...
Nordion, a member of the iia, has started a series of informative social media posts on their LinkedIn page which aims to debunk myths about Cobalt-60, and highlight its diverse and important uses in the world today. The first instalment of their series spotlights the vital...
The French not-for-profit association France Rayonnements Ionisants was officially formed in Fontenay-aux-Roses on October 1, 2024. Its aim is to bring together French players (companies, universities, public organisations, administration, research centers, technical centers, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, users, etc.) in the field of ionizing radiation (gamma, X-rays, electron...
STERIS, a member of iia, has announced the construction of a new electron beam processing facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This electron beam will be dedicated to processing cannabis products grown and distributed in Canada. Demand for both medical and recreational cannabis in Canada has accelerated...
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG (BGS), a member of the iia based in Germany, has announced its expansion into the US market. Trading as BGS US LLC, the company will be headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The recently constructed facility is scheduled to go online in mid-2025...
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG (BGS), a member of iia and sponsor of IMRP 2024, has released its new website with improved content and a cleaner design. BGS, located at three sites in Germany, apply both gamma and e-beam technology and is a leading expert...
Sterigenics, member of iia, are hosting a webinar ‘Gamma: Sustainable Sterilization for the Long Term’ on 18 September 2024. The webinar will supply details of both the global supply chain for Cobalt-60 and the sustainability of gamma irradiation as a sterilisation modality. Registration and the...
Wuxi El Pont, a member of the iia, has signed a strategic agreement with AkzoNobel to develop a pioneering process that uses e-beam technology to cure coatings on metal substrates. It was noted that e-beam offers several advantages over traditional curing methods, including lower energy...
STERIS, a member of iia, has announced the construction of a new electron beam facility in London, Ontario, Canada. This facility will be dedicated to processing cannabis products grown and distributed in Canada. This new radiation processing facility complements STERIS’s existing gamma irradiation services offered...
STERIS, member of the iia, has announced completion of the expansion of its Libertyville, Illinois, USA facility to include X-ray processing. This expansion will support medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing by providing increased capacity and a technology neutral radiation processing offering. In addition to X-ray and...
Radiation Physics and Chemistry recently published a paper describing PUFFIn, a new user-friendly interface using the PENELOPE Monte Carlo code, designed to calculate dose distributions in materials. PUFFIn, the Penelope User-Friendly Fast Interface, aids radiation modeling for educational and preliminary analysis purposes. It allows users...
The China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC), a member of iia, has won a contract to supply a gamma irradiation facility to the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). This is the first such project commissioned by a foreign government to CIRC and is expected...
E-Beam Services, member of the iia based in the USA, announces the introduction of ‘EBXL’, an optimised dedicated crosslinking solution tailored for cable, sheet, and foam manufacturers. The new offering will use a 2 Mev electron beam accelerator and will commence operations in the Fall...
