COMPAMED 2021 –
Melting pot for high-tech solutions

Where product developers and suppliers from the entire medical sector meet

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COMPAMED Innovation Forum 2021

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Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 14:00-17:30 h, online

Microfluidics for mobile diagnostics and the development and manufacture of drugs and vaccines

The lectures will show the individual aspects and possibilities of microfluidic applications. Afterwards, users will discuss with developers. One focus will be the experiences from the pandemic: How can we respond faster and more effectively to challenges such the development of drugs and vaccines for Covid-19?

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Final Press Report

virtual.MEDICA + virtual.COMPAMED win audiences over with their high degree of international resonance

They provided important stimuli for the healthcare economy and there is keen anticipation for the reunion in Düsseldorf in 2021

For the first time in the history of MEDICA, the world-leading medical trade fair, and the industry’s number one platform for the suppliers of the medical technology industry, COMPAMED, held from 16 to 19 November 2020, took place entirely online due to the pandemic - but still won over their audiences due to their high degree of international resonance in this format too, as virtual.MEDICA and virtual.COMPAMED. Despite a very short registration period, a total of over 1,500 exhibitors took part, hailing from 63 nations. They displayed a huge variety of innovative products, amounting to over 18,300 items, in their online showrooms, and presented live programmes for the healthcare community in over 100 web sessions, which hosted 300 participants at their peak. The community showed avid interest in their droves: Over 45,000 professional visitors (unique users) from 169 nations used the virtual offers and generated 405,000 page impressions. International online visitors to the event made up 78% of the attendees.

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Work and produce sterile

A large proportion of the medical devices produced have to be additionally sterilized during or after manufacture. There are various processes for this, which we will examine in this special.

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Farther than the eye can see: disinfecting light

Light illuminates darkness…but it can do so much more. Two new projects at the Ulm University of Applied Sciences (TH Ulm), led by Professor Martin Hessling, study how light can effectively kill germs like viruses and bacteria.

Read the interview with Prof. Hessling here

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App for better obstetric communication

Researchers at Jacobs University Bremen have now developed a German language app that aims to improve communication in obstetrics. It addresses expectant mothers, their relatives, and medical staff – especially midwives, whose work will be honored on May 5, 2021, with the International Day of the Midwife.

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Bai lab develops stable, efficient, anode-free sodium battery

The Washington University in St. Louis lab of Peng Bai, assistant professor in the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering, has developed a stable sodium ion battery that is highly efficient, will be less expensive to make and is significantly smaller than a traditional lithium ion battery due to the elimination of a once-necessary feature.

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Fraunhofer IKTS expands development for transparent ceramics

Fraunhofer IKTS acquires the transparent ceramics division and the PERLUCOR brand from the ceramics company CeramTec-ETEC. An R&D center for transparent ceramics will be set up at the IKTS site in Hermsdorf.

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A modular building platform for the most ingenious of robots

A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has developed a system with which they can fabricate miniature robots building block by building block, which function exactly as required. As one would do with a Lego system, the scientists can randomly combine individual components.

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3D printing: Go-ahead for Swiss m4m Center

The Technology Transfer Center for 3D Printing in Medical Technology – Swiss m4m Center, in short – meets the requirements of ISO standard 13485:2016; it is thus allowed to produce implants and instruments for human patients. The starting signal for promising projects with Swiss SMEs: The partner network already comprises 45 companies and research institutions.

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Better hearing with optical cochlear implants

Understanding spoken words, developing normal speech - cochlear implants enable people with profound hearing impairment to gain a great deal in terms of quality of life. However, background noises are problematic, they significantly compromise the comprehension of speech of people with cochlear implants. The team led by Tobias Moser is therefore working to improve cochlear implants.

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'Ice cube tray' scaffold: returning sight to injured retinas

Researchers at UW-Madison have made new photoreceptors from human pluripotent stem cells. However, it remains challenging to precisely deliver those photoreceptors within the diseased or damaged eye so that they can form appropriate connections, says David Gamm, director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute.

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Medical needles for high-tech cancer diagnostics

Modern medicine needs better quality samples than traditional biopsy needles can provide, ultrasonically oscillating needles can improve treatment and reduce discomfort.

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Bioprinted mini pancreas will help in the fight against diabetes

EPFL spin-off Readily3D has developed a novel system that can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds. The firm’s technology is being used in a large-scale European project to develop a living model of the pancreas for testing new drugs.

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New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits

Encoding information into light, and transmitting it through optical fibers lies at the core of optical communications. With an incredibly low loss of 0.2 dB/km, optical fibers made from silica have laid the foundations of today's global telecommunication networks and our information society.

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Bioactive implant coatings resistant to most bacterial strains

Young scientists from NUST MISIS have presented multilayer antibacterial coatings with a prolonged effect and a universal spectrum of action.

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Exosome-coated stent heals vascular Injury and repairs tissue

A recent case study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrates that, with training, neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore a wide range of abilities, including standing on very challenging surfaces and squatting.

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Prosthetic ankles can restore a wide range of functions

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Discovery could help lengthen lifespan of electronic devices

Ferroelectric materials are used in many devices, including memories, capacitors, actuators and sensors. These devices are commonly used in both consumer and industrial instruments, such as computers, medical ultrasound equipment and underwater sonars.

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Spin defects under control

Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible with other two-dimensional crystalline structures. It therefore opens up pathways to artificial heterostructures or electronic devices built on them with fundamentally new properties.

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Medical diagnostics: Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles

Color changes of gold nanoparticles under the skin reveal concentration changes of substances in the body.

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Screening for skin disease on your laptop

The founding chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Houston is reporting a new deep neural network architecture that provides early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare autoimmune disease marked by hardened or fibrous skin and internal organs.

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Covid-19 mask study: layering and material choice matter

Wearing a face mask can protect yourself and others from Covid-19, but the type of material and how many fabric layers used can significantly affect exposure risk, finds a study from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Viewing the virus close up

Advancing research into how viruses penetrate and act on human cells requires powerful cell imaging approaches. Soft X-ray microscopy is particularly suitable but has so far not been widely available. A pan-European research project called "Compact Cell-Imaging Device" with Heidelberg participation seeks to develop this technology for extensive application in medical research.

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Broadband mid-infrared source for remote sensing

A research team of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, National Institute for Fusion Science and Akita Prefectural University have successfully demonstrated a broadband mid-infrared (MIR) source with a simple configuration.

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3D organoid models to fine-tune radiation dose for nasopharyngeal cancer

First of its kind 3D organoid models of nasopharyngeal cancer help to fine-tune radiation doses, and lower the chances of Nasopharyngeal Cancer recurrence and reduce mortality rate.

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Covid-19 test detects the virus even when it mutates

A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a diagnostic test that can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even after it has gone through mutations.

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Zooming in on Muscle Cells

Scientists have produced the first high-resolution 3D image of the sarcomere, the basic contractile unit of skeletal and heart muscle cells, by using electron cryo-tomography (cryo-ET).

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Wafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button

Bioinspired cellulose nanofibrils can be controlled by electricity / Strength and stiffness can be modulated via an electrical switch.

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The arrangement matters: how to design advanced thermoelectrics

Thermoelectrics have been providing power for many space missions and found widespread applications in cooling systems from the electronics to medical fields. Pending a further improvement in efficiency, they can become competitive technology to produce electricity from waste heat.

Brandon Medical launches interactive virtual tour and live demonstration platforms

Brandon Medical launches interactive virtual tour and live demonstration platforms of equipment package for operating rooms and critical care areas in order to support hospitals to return to elective...

Aspen Laser Systems Named to the Inc. 5000 List of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Inc. Magazine revealed this week that Aspen Laser Systems has been selected for its Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

Edmund Optics Acquires Quality Thin Films, Inc.; Strengthens Position as Laser Optics Manufacturer

Edmund Optics®, the premier provider of optical and imaging components, announced today that it has acquired Quality Thin Films, Inc. (QTF). QTF, located outside of Tampa, Florida, offers a wide range...

Westlake Global Compounds Announces Entity Name Changes - Resilia S.r.l. becomes Westlake Compounds Italy S.r.l.

As you may know, Westlake Chemical Corporation completed the acquisition of NAKAN (IVY GROUP HOLDING) in January 2019. As a result, all NAKAN entities became Westlake companies. Today, we are pleased...

Hybrisan install new electrospinning production line

Hybrisan, the South Wales based advanced antimicrobial specialists, have installed a new Elmarco electrospinning production line to increase the production of PPE equipment, while also accelerating...

Double Medical Won The Xiamen Top Ten New Economic Influential Enterprises

On September 8, 2020, under the guidance of the Organization Department of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, the Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone Management Committee, the Municipal High-level Talent...

Power Package vor ventilators

In order to drive new product developments in the shortest possible time, RRC power solutions now offers an immediately available solution for the necessary portable power supply: the Power-Package...

Decentralized monitoring of COVID-19 patients: M3Infekt project launched

Fraunhofer ENAS contributes its expertise on continuously tunable Fabry-Pérot filter for a monitoring system of COVID-19 patients within the Fraunhofer cluster project M3Infekt. The cluster project...

The 26th edition of three-day Medical Fair India 2020, beginning 5th March concluded on 7th March,2020 at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.

26th edition of Medical Fair India inaugurated in Mumbai; COVID 19 discussed amongst other topics on Digital Innovations and New smart ways of delivering healthcare at the Mumbai Exhibition Centre...

SteriPack Group announces global rollout of sterile swabs to help combat Covid-19

SteriPack Group rapidly deploys equipment, expertise and facilities to meet critical need for sterile swabs, diagnostic products and personal protective equipment across their global manufacturing...

Shawpak rising to the challenge in the global fight against COVID-19

As a supplier of machines dedicated to medical packaging and as part of the Riverside Medical Packaging group shawpak have been uniquely positioned to adapt our technology to design and build PPE...

Face Shield Machines to manufacture 1 1/2 million shields per month!

Riverside Medical Packaging Company Ltd were given the opportunity and challenge of producing over 6 million face shields between August and December 2020 to meet small and large customer orders. &#...

Two Kimlas for Shawpak Send the Competitors Packing

Research and development has been at the forefront of Riverside Medical’s cutting-edge work since 1978. Initially specialising in bespoke medical packaging, the company has grown, and they now...

Sandvik Materials Technology Expands to Tucson, Arizona

Second U.S. Location to Manufacture Fine Medical Wire and Components. Sandvik Materials Technology, a world-leading developer and manufacturer of advanced stainless steels and special alloys,...

ALVALUX RECEIVES ISO13485 CERTIFICATION

Alvalux Medical, a Belgian medtech company, announced today that it has achieved ISO 13485:2016 / EN ISO 13485:2016 Certification, the internationally recognized quality standard designed to ensure...

Oxygen equipment pioneer AirSep, a division of CAIRE Inc., at the forefront in the global fight against COVID-19

Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, AirSep Corporation, a division of CAIRE Inc., has seen a higher demand in oxygen generators globally particularly in Russia and the Ukraine.

Sotera Health’s Sterigenics Announces Acquisition of Iotron Industries

Additional Electron Beam capacity enhances Sterigenics’ global leadership in sterilization solutions CLEVELAND, Ohio – August 3, 2020 – Sotera Health, the world’s leading,...

Interview with Richard Wiens, Director, Strategic Supply, Nordion on Cobalt Supply

Nordion is one of the pioneers in using Cobalt-60 for gamma sterilization. The company has been building irradiators and shipping Cobalt sources around the world for more than 50 years and continues...

USAID FUNDS A NW50 UNIT IN TUNISIE

Newster proud to announce Dasri Sterile located in El Krib Tunisie has been awarded funds from USAID for a NW50 unit to increase it's treatment capacity to meet the large increase in COVID-19...

Super Brush Receives ISO 13485:2016 Certification

Springfield, MA – Super Brush LLC. A manufacturing leader in foam swabs and applicators announced today that the company has earned ISO 13485:2016 certification for its quality management system. ISO...

Iceni Diagnostics appoint BBI to produce their Covid-19/Influenza test

Original article published on 10/10/2020 Iceni Diagnostics has appointed BBI Solutions to generate clinical trial batches for their new, rapid SARS-COV-2/Influenza virus detection test. The test...

Teleflex Medical OEM Announces Expansion of Georgia Facility To Meet Growing Demand For Its Products

Teleflex Medical OEM, a leading manufacturer of micro-diameter tubing, specialty wire, and devices used throughout the healthcare industry, is announcing an expansion to its Trenton, Georgia facility.

Teleflex Medical OEM Strengthens Its Catheter Capabilities by Acquiring HPC Medical Products

Teleflex Medical OEM, a global leader in custom extrusion and complex catheters, recently announced the acquisition of HPC Medical Products [HPC]), a leader in medical tubing and wire components .

Teleflex Medical OEM Opens Two EPIC Medtec® Centers to Accelerate Device Innovation

Teleflex Medical OEM, a leading provider of medical device development and manufacturing services, announces two state-of-the-art EPIC Medtec® Centers located in Mansfield, Massachusetts and Maple...

MEDICAL FAIR ASIA 2020 goes Digital with Online Convenience for Medical Sourcing Needs

MEDICAL FAIR ASIA 2020 goes Digital with Online Convenience for Medical Sourcing Needs Ten-day digital experience for a vibrant marketspace to conduct business 24/7 Singapore, 22 September 2020 –...

The stroke rehabilitation of the future

Move an artificial exoskeleton using only the power of thought? That's what the DFKI would like to achieve. This will benefit stroke patients during rehabilitation, for example. See more in the video!

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COMPAMED talks about...

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3D-printed Scaffolds

Using 3D lithography via two-photon polymerisation of biodegradable copolymers, 3D scaffolds with substructures on a micrometre scale were produced for the first time. The process will open up new possibilities in the therapy of cartilage-bone defects. We talked to Prof. Dr. Klaus Liefeith about the topic.

Read the interview with Prof. Dr. Liefeith here

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Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 14:00-17:30 h, online

Final Press Report

virtual.MEDICA + virtual.COMPAMED win audiences over with their high degree of international resonance

They provided important stimuli for the healthcare economy and there is keen anticipation for the reunion in Düsseldorf in 2021

From the editors of COMPAMED.de

Special

Work and produce sterile

COMPAMED talks about...

Farther than the eye can see: disinfecting light

App for better obstetric communication

Bai lab develops stable, efficient, anode-free sodium battery

Fraunhofer IKTS expands development for transparent ceramics

A modular building platform for the most ingenious of robots

3D printing: Go-ahead for Swiss m4m Center

Better hearing with optical cochlear implants

'Ice cube tray' scaffold: returning sight to injured retinas

Medical needles for high-tech cancer diagnostics

Bioprinted mini pancreas will help in the fight against diabetes

New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits

Bioactive implant coatings resistant to most bacterial strains

Exosome-coated stent heals vascular Injury and repairs tissue

Prosthetic ankles can restore a wide range of functions

Discovery could help lengthen lifespan of electronic devices

Spin defects under control

Medical diagnostics: Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles

Screening for skin disease on your laptop

Covid-19 mask study: layering and material choice matter

Viewing the virus close up

Broadband mid-infrared source for remote sensing

3D organoid models to fine-tune radiation dose for nasopharyngeal cancer

Covid-19 test detects the virus even when it mutates

Zooming in on Muscle Cells

Wafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button

The arrangement matters: how to design advanced thermoelectrics

Brandon Medical launches interactive virtual tour and live demonstration platforms

Aspen Laser Systems Named to the Inc. 5000 List of The Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Edmund Optics Acquires Quality Thin Films, Inc.; Strengthens Position as Laser Optics Manufacturer

Westlake Global Compounds Announces Entity Name Changes - Resilia S.r.l. becomes Westlake Compounds Italy S.r.l.

Hybrisan install new electrospinning production line

Double Medical Won The Xiamen Top Ten New Economic Influential Enterprises

Power Package vor ventilators

Decentralized monitoring of COVID-19 patients: M3Infekt project launched

The 26th edition of three-day Medical Fair India 2020, beginning 5th March concluded on 7th March,2020 at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.

SteriPack Group announces global rollout of sterile swabs to help combat Covid-19

Shawpak rising to the challenge in the global fight against COVID-19

Face Shield Machines to manufacture 1 1/2 million shields per month!

Two Kimlas for Shawpak Send the Competitors Packing

Sandvik Materials Technology Expands to Tucson, Arizona

ALVALUX RECEIVES ISO13485 CERTIFICATION

Oxygen equipment pioneer AirSep, a division of CAIRE Inc., at the forefront in the global fight against COVID-19

Sotera Health’s Sterigenics Announces Acquisition of Iotron Industries

Interview with Richard Wiens, Director, Strategic Supply, Nordion on Cobalt Supply

USAID FUNDS A NW50 UNIT IN TUNISIE

Super Brush Receives ISO 13485:2016 Certification

Iceni Diagnostics appoint BBI to produce their Covid-19/Influenza test

Teleflex Medical OEM Announces Expansion of Georgia Facility To Meet Growing Demand For Its Products

Teleflex Medical OEM Strengthens Its Catheter Capabilities by Acquiring HPC Medical Products

Teleflex Medical OEM Opens Two EPIC Medtec® Centers to Accelerate Device Innovation

MEDICAL FAIR ASIA 2020 goes Digital with Online Convenience for Medical Sourcing Needs

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The stroke rehabilitation of the future

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