Fermilab, member of the iia, is hosting it's Medical Device Sterilization: A Decade of Learnings with Fermilab workshop, September 9 - 10, 2026, at the Tollestrup Auditorium on the Fermilab Campus in Batavia, Illinois. Registration is now open. This workshop brings together professionals from across the medical...
The Microbiology Working Group of the Panel on Gamma and Electron Irradiation has published a guide on Risk Assessment following Sterilisation Dose Audit failure, in accordance with ISO11137-2 section 10.4. The new document is available to download from the Guides area of the Panel website....
The European Commission has launched INNO4COV-19. This is 6.1 million Euro project to support the marketing of new products to combat COVID-19 throughout Europe over the next two years. The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP is contributing its know-how...
The Organizing Committee of the Medical Device Sterilization Workshop have published a link to the recent virtual workshop, “Medical Device Sterilization: Continuing the Conversation.” iia contributed to the webinar and was represented on panel debate. Video recordings of each session are now available. They can be accessed...
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...
The IAEA is launching a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to advance the understanding of radiation effects on polymer materials commonly used in medical devices by comparing the effects of gamma, e-beam, and X-ray irradiation. Proposals are expected no later than 30 November 2020 from experimental...
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...
Fraunhofer researchers from the Medical and Biotechnological Applications division (MBA) now intend to develop a methodology that combines biotechnology processes with low-energy electron-beam technology. This hybrid methodology will be combined with existing FEP expertise in the area of sensor technology. Low-energy electron treatment is a versatile...
Bovine pericardium or porcine tissue are increasingly used to make heart valves. These biological prostheses now tend to be preferred but they pose a problem of durability. Our member Fraunhofer FEP in Germany has developed a multi-component process called SULEEI for longer functional life of biological...
iia member Bruce Power is highlighting the vital contribution made by isotopes and nuclear medicine in fighting cancer and disease. The announcement also highlights the work of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC). Bruce Power has been a leader in creating the CNIC which includes iia within...
When it comes to transmitting diseases among people, mosquitoes are unsurpassed in the economic and health burdens they impose. In the absence of efficient drugs or vaccines and given the need to reduce the use of insecticides, international efforts are required to develop and implement...
Assurance of Sterility for Sensitive Combination Products and Materials: New Paradigms for the Next Generation of Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals discusses the medical device industry and existing challenges regarding the exciting new world of sensitive combination products (SCPs) and their terminal sterilization. This book reassesses the...
2019 is shaping up to be a year in which the debate about alternative technologies reaches a new level; in terms of the number of meetings that are being arranged to debate this issue. The year started with an event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 25th-28th entitled...
