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...
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...
The iia is pleased to welcome Meissner Consulting GmbH as its newest member. Meissner Consulting offers complete solutions for facility engineering and process development to users and prospective users of particle accelerators. With executive management experience and a PhD in nuclear physics, Dr. Jörn Meissner...
The latest iia publication - The development of radiation processing in Latin America and the Caribbean Region is now available in the publications section of our website. Latin America and the Caribbean Region have an established history of scientific research and the commercial application of radiation processing....
The construction of a new irradiation center next to Cai Cui port, the central port of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, has been announced by Can Tho Irradiation Joint Stock Company on July, 14, 2022. On an area of nearly 2 hectares, a multi-purpose irradiation facility...
On June 7, 2022, the FDA announced it was considering a master file pilot program for premarket approval (PMA) holders whose approved devices are sterilized using radiation, including gamma radiation. The FDA is considering this pilot program due to global supply chain constraints and to...
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service, a member of iia, has announced the expansion of its warehouse capacity in order to meet increasing demand for its sterilisation services. BGS is also investing in the extension of a new laboratory in order to meet increased material testing requirements for radiation...
On 27th April 2022, The China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC), a member of iia, published its 2021 annual report. This document shows the complex nature and wide scope of CIRC activities that include research and development, manufacturing and sales of pharmaceuticals, radioactive sources and...
The dry sewage hygienization plant built by Symec Engineers (India) Pvt Ltd in the central Indian city of Indore, in collaboration with Indore Smart City Limited and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), has now received its final operational and safety licence. This facility will will...
STERIS AST operates a new X-ray facility at Venlo, the Netherlands, a logistical hub near the German border. The accelerator is a 5-7 Mev – 700 kW Rhodotron with a tantalum target. The automation of the warehouse and robotic dosimetry retrieval system enable fully automated...
This month STERIS announced further investment with plans for the constuction of a new X-ray radiation processing facility in Tullamore, Ireland. In addition to the new X-ray facility in Tullamore, STERIS support medical device manufacturing in Ireland through their existing ethylene oxide, electron beam, VHP and...
The iia is pleased to welcome Anand International as its latest new member. Anand International is a producer of wire and cables located in India. Its head office is in Mumbai but its 10,000 sq metre automated manufacturing site is located in Ichchapor GIDC, Surat, Gujarat. ...
The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) has organised a short webinar that aims to improve engagement with Canadian government officials and awareness and understanding of the importance of isotope production and supply. Bruce Power, Nordion and the iia will contribute to the discussion. The CNIC is...
ALATI gave a series of dissemination talks on irradiation technology in Latin America at the 2021 CIEMI – SPIA Congress (XVII International Congress of Electrical, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects CIEMI-SPIA 2021). On November 17th, several Latin American representatives...
IONISOS, a member of iia, has been working with partners on the development of 2 interesting applications of gamma irradiation. The first project involves the gamma irradiation of natural fibres that can be used to reinforce composite materials. This technology is an alternative to chemical or...
Our members IBA (Belgium) and TRAD (France) just announced that they entered into a partnership agreement to enable the development of a new radiation processing module based on TRAD’s RayXpert® 3D modelling and dose calculation technology. RayXpert® is a 3D modelling and dose calculation software...
A Request for Quotation for the Procurement of a self-shielded LINAC is solicited by the Office of Procurement Services, Department of Management, International Atomic Energy Agency. The energy will be 500 keV to 2 MeV and the beam power 1 kW or higher. The machine will...
