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Biopolymers: New application possibilities in electronics and electrical technology through radiation crosslinking

A joint research project, the Fraunhofer WKI, Fraunhofer IAP, BGS and other industrial partners has been successful in developing bio-based flame retardants in bio-plastics for the first time. As a result, plastics made out of 100 percent bio-based materials could, in the future, be used...

Professor Xavier Coqueret, a polymer chemist from the Universite de Reims Champagne Ardenne in France, has been appointed to the board of the International Irradiation Association. Xavier is a well known and well respected member international irradiation community.    ...

The iia is pleased to welcome Sartorius as its latest new member. Partner of Life Science Research and the Biopharmaceutical Industry Many diseases, such as cancer, dementia or inflammatory diseases, are still incurable. Sartorius is helping biotech scientists and engineers across the entire globe to develop and...

The iia formed the Gamma Working Group (GWG) in 2019 in order to collaborate with industry, support gamma irradiation technology and respond to industry needs as and when required.  Over the last 3 years the group has been highly engaged and productive working on a...

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 iia is pleased to welcome Cytiva as its latest new member. Cytiva is a global provider of technologies and services that advance and accelerate the development and manufacture of therapeutics.  They are a trusted partner to customers that undertake life-saving activities ranging from biological research...

This new website has been developed to provide enhanced functionality for iia members and those with an interest in irradiation processing. At the present time documents and data are still being uploaded to the website. The site now includes an information hub where members will find...

The iia is pleased to announce that Yves Henon has been appointed to the board. Yves has been a leading member of the irradiation community for over 40 and is an international expert in food irradiation. He started his career by working for the French Atomic...

On October 5, 2021, a meeting convened by Carl Blackburn of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture was held to discuss how a small international group could constitute a network could be formed in order to give a new momentum...

The iia is pleased  to announce that Ariadnne Vargas Rivadeneira has joined the iia team. Ariadnne is a chemical engineer with a specialization in nuclear energy technology applications, living in La Paz, Bolivia.  Most recently, Ariadnne was Head of Industrial Applications Unit at ABEN where...

The iia is pleased to welcome ARC-Nucléart as its latest new member.  ARC-Nucléart is an organization of public interest of which the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the Ministry of Culture, and the city of Grenoble are a part. Founded in the 1970s and located...

The International Irradiation Association (iia) is seeking applications from those who would like to join a small team who are responsible for the development and implementation of Association initiatives. The iia represents a diverse international community of organisations involved in the science and use of ionising...

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