đ Friday 19 June, 2026 đ 10am CDT (8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST / 5pm CEST) đ Microsoft Teams:Â Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to...
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...
đ Dubrovnik, Croatia đïž 5 - 10 October 2025 The 33rd Miller Conference on Radiation Chemistry will bring together top scientists in radiation chemistry to discuss recent advancements across various fields, including materials synthesis, energy, environmental applications, and medicine. Continuing the tradition of previous Miller conferences, it...
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KGÂ (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...
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE DATABASE â The iia has published a database of Electron Beam and X-ray Systems and Suppliers that provides details of organisations that are able to supply equipment and services to investors in industrial irradiation. This database includes Eb/X equipment suppliers with...
Sterigenics, member of iia, are hosting a webinar âGamma: Sustainable Sterilization for the Long Termâ 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...
The National Center for Electron Beam Research (NCEBR), a member of iia at Texas A&M University, will host a PUFFIn Dose Distribution Software Training Workshop with Hands-on Product eBeam Dose Mapping. The workshop will take place on 14-17 October 2024. Attendees will learn the basics of...
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) will present a free webinar on topics related to the medical device sterilization conversions to X-Ray sterilization from Gamma sterilization. The webinar will be held in Thursday 8th August 2024 at 11am (Central time zone). Presentations will be given by three...
Ionisos Technical Day on September 10th in Lyon IONISOS, a member of iia, is hosting a Technical Day on September 10th in Lyon where latest trends and innovations in ionization sterilization technology will be discussed. Highlights of the program include: Sterilization Technologies - Ionization methods including accelerated...
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, 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 iia Eb/X Working Group (Eb/X WG) was re-established in late 2023 following successful industry collaboration that resulted in the publication of the iia âGuide for Prospective Buyers of Accelerators for Sterilization of Medical Devicesâ The objective of the Eb/X WG is to support iia members...
The IAEA is hosting a series of webinars on a range of radiation processing topics. It is anticipated that webinars will be available monthly and iia is in discussion with IAEA on how it can contribute to these events. If members of the irradiation community...
Rob Edgecock, iia Eb/X WG and PsIP GM, will be attending and presenting a poster on behalf of the iia at the Sustainable Accelerators event hosted by The Institution of Engineering and Technology and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), being held 23 May 2024,...
Irradiation operators and iia members have created a new group - 'France Rayonnements Ionisants' (FRI) with the support and involvement of Yves Henon (IMRP Laureate and iia board director). Â The recently created group promoting the safe and beneficial use of irradiation in France, will organize...
AAMI recently published a collection of articles in their publication âIndustrial Sterilization: Material Compatibility & Process Optimisationâ. Under Material Compatibility, articles include: âEffects of Electron Beam Sterilization on Polytetrafluoroethylene: Design of Experiments Studyâ 'Effect of Gamma and X-ray Irradiation on Polymers Commonly Used in Healthcare Productsâ Under...
