July 30, 2025, marks the official start of operations at BGS Beta-Gamma-Service’s first Electron Beam (E-Beam) facility in the United States, located in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The 100,000-square-foot facility will deliver fully automated E-Beam irradiation services for sterilization of medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging and biotechnology products. Completed...
July 30, 2025, marks the official start of operations at BGS Beta-Gamma-Service’s first Electron Beam (E-Beam) facility in the United States, located in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The 100,000-square-foot facility will deliver fully automated E-Beam irradiation services for sterilization of medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging and biotechnology products. Completed...
On August 20 & 21, Thomas Kroc (US Representative for the iia) will be bringing his irradiation experience to the Marcus Evans 6th Edition of Excellence in Sterilizing Medical Devices in Chicago, Illinois. The event will gather experts to discuss emerging U.S. sterilization trends, regulatory shifts,...
The 'Roadmap to an electron beam or X-ray center for industrial applications' paper, authored by members of the iia Eb/X Working Group, has now been published in a special edition of the journal Radiation Physics and Chemistry (RPC). The paper substantially mirrors the content of the...
Steri-Tek has partnered with IBA, both members of the iia, to install a fully integrated Be Wide X-ray Solution at its Texas sterilisation center, increasing its processing capacity fivefold. The system will enable high-volume sterilisation of full pallets with varied product densities, enhancing throughput and...
A new iia article 'Gamma Irradiation: A Sustainable Future for Medical Device Sterilization' has been published in MD+DI (Medical Devices and Diagnostic Industry). The article discusses the sustainability of gamma irradiation as demand for the technology continues to grow. It looks at sustainability in both the...
The latest iia webinar ‘An Introduction to iia’s Roadmap to an Electron Beam or X-ray Center for Industrial Applications’, held 21st May 2025, is now available to watch back on demand. This webinar introduces the iia’s roadmap to evaluating investment in an electron beam or X-ray...
Sterigenics, a member of iia, has announced the expansion of its Haw River, North Carolina campus to include a new X-Ray facility adjacent to its existing gamma facility. The projected opening is late 2025. This expansion will complement Sterigenics’ existing Gamma network and help meet...
Praneeth Kandlakunta, research assistant professor of nuclear engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University, has received a DARPA-STTR Phase II award for his project, “A microstructured target for high-efficiency X-ray production.” The project builds on Phase I work that...
The latest iia webinar 'Virtual Dose Mapping for use in Radiation Processing', held 11th March 2025, is now available to watch back on demand. The webinar brings together three leading product and service providers, highlights the key features and provides a comparison of Dose Insight, PUFFIn...
ISI E-Beam, a member of iia located in the Philippines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) to advance radiation processing in the Philippines. The collaboration of ISI E-Beam and DOST-PNRI is expected to boost...
The Unit 1 reactor at OPG Darlington is now producing Cobalt-60 following its recent refurbishment and the authorisation issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in June 2024. The reactor was modified during refurbishment to enable it to produce Cobalt-60. OPG will similarly modify the...
The iia will attend and present at Kilmer 2025 Next Generation, Microbiological Quality & Sterility Assurance Conference, taking place 3 - 6 February in Orlando, Florida (USA). Arthur Dumba, iia General Manager, presentation and abstract: Analysis and Considerations for the use of Low Energy Electrons for Sterilization Low...
CGN Dasheng Accelerator Technology Co., Ltd. (CGNT), a member of the iia, signed a sales agreement on December 17th to supply a 10MeV/20kW Linear Electron Accelerator to the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (INCT) in Warsaw. This marks the first time that CGN Dasheng's...
The iia created the Eb/X Working Group in early 2024, to provide information to iia members who are interested in implementing Ebeam or X-ray technologies for radiation processing purposes. The group also aims to understand the needs and requirements of users of the technologies and...
The iia Gamma Working Group (GWG) met virtually in January and May 2024 and many members were able to meet face-to-face in November at IMRP 2024. In addition to the routine activities, we received an update on activities from the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council during...
Attendees of IMRP 2024 can now view Tech Theatre and Plenary presentations on the event web app. In order to revisit these presentations, you will need to log in to your IMRP 2024 account using the information used when registering for the conference. Tech Theatre Presentations...
