COMPAMED - The trade fair for suppliers and manufacturers of medical technologies invites you to Düsseldorf / Germany from 18 - 21 November 2019.

Industrial basic substances for plastics or medicines are often produced using crude oil, even though there are biological alternatives. However, these options are generally more expensive or have their own set of problems. At the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Dr. Theo Peschke and Dr. Kersten S. Rabe under the direction of Professor Christof M. Niemeyer at the Institute of Biological Interfaces study a new biocatalytic material that facilitates the production of various chemicals.

COMPAMED 2018 once again this year offers a large number of innovations for the supplier industry and product development. In order to keep an overview of all the variety of products and services, this special provides you with a brief insight and tips for events. To do this, we have grabbed two of the most interesting technologies and taken a close look at them. 

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a simple new tweak that could double the efficiency of organic electronics.

Usually, medical devices are not needed where they are produced. Suitable packaging must therefore be used for transport or storage. But what does such packaging look like? Which materials are suitable for this? And how do I label a medical product correctly?