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Technology consulting: support for new medical devices at COMPAMED

13.11.2024

In our video tour of COMPAMED 2024, exhibitors provide insights into their expertise and services relating to the development of medical devices.
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About team work and reshaped supply chains

06.11.2024

BYTEC Medizintechnik GmbH has been manufacturing and developing medical products for over 30 years. The German family business offers its international customers an all-round package: from the idea to implementation, including shipping and service.
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Showcase into the future

15.08.2024

Imagine standing on the threshold of the future of medical technology – a world in which tiny machines achieve great things, intelligent materials adapt to the needs of patients and robots redefine the limits of what is possible. With the Hot Topics, COMPAMED 2024 in Düsseldorf offers unique showcases of these fascinating developments.
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COMPAMED Suppliers Forum: From medical manufacturing to circular economy

07.08.2024

COMPAMED, the leading international trade fair for the medical technology supplier industry, will take place in Düsseldorf from November 11 to 14, 2024. The COMPAMED Suppliers Forum by Devicemed offers a special opportunity to present your own expertise.
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Switzerland Innovation Park Ost AG/Karin Tanner

Innovation Health Hub combines inspiration with medical innovation

17.06.2024

The grand opening of the Health Innovation Hub at Switzerland Innovation Park Ost (SIPO) laid an important foundation stone for future innovations in the field of healthcare. The hub serves as a platform for networking experts from research and industry to jointly drive forward innovative projects in the areas of wearables, health monitoring and disease prevention.
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COMPAMED 2024 – High-Tech Solutions for Medical Technology

04.03.2024

Who are the people behind medical technology? You can meet them 11 to 14 November 2024 at COMPAMED in Düsseldorf. Visit the leading international marketplace for the medical suppliers’ industry and product development and get excited!
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Patient-specific solutions from the 3D printer

20.12.2023

Complex 3D printing can be used to produce individualized parts for medical technology purposes. Robin Day, Head of the Energy Beam Processes department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, explains in an interview with COMPAMED-tradefair.com how companies are supported with advice and service.
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Networking and cooperation take center stage – at COMPAMED 2023!

13.11.2023

At COMPAMED in Düsseldorf, the suppliers’ industry for medical technology meets every year. The companies here focus on small components, high-end materials and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies – all to create the medical products that are presented at MEDICA in the neighboring halls. That’s why COMPAMED is not only about technology, but networking and cooperation.
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Medical technology rethought – WILDDESIGN GmbH

13.11.2023

You can discover the art of designing medical products with WILDDESIGN at COMPAMED 2023! In the video you will learn about the influence of good design on medical products and which innovative solutions are possible. Learn about the challenges and opportunities and see creative design ideas. Have fun!
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Focusing on the human – knowledge and assistance in production

01.11.2023

Providing the best possible support for people in production, transferring their knowledge and maintaining their ability to work for as long as possible is becoming increasingly important for companies, a trend report by Fraunhofer IPK makes clear.
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A visit at Comate – Trends in medical product development and design

01.11.2023

In the field of medical design, constant development is required: from the design of medical devices to components and materials to new production processes. In this video, engineer Joris Bellens and business developer Lukas Stabel explain how the Belgian company Comate develops state-of-the-art products from the initial idea to the market-ready product.
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PFAS ban: "Most of the PFAS substances used industrially do not pose a risk to humans or the environment"

31.10.2023

The intended European Union ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is causing discussion throughout Europe. Many companies in the medical technology sector fear that they will no longer be able to reliably manufacture products as before. We talked to expert Dr. Martin Leonhard, who chairs the medical technology section of the German industry association SPECTARIS.
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Future-proof security architecture for healthcare communications

06.09.2023

Germany’s telematics infrastructure (TI) aims to allow healthcare professionals to exchange patient data securely, rapidly and from anywhere. The platform for healthcare applications will soon see a new security architecture. The aim is to make it easier to exchange data between all parties involved as well as to facilitate access to specialist services.
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Willfried Kunz and Patrick Altschuh

KIT’s high-performance computer optimizes materials for medical technology

17.08.2023

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has unveiled a cutting-edge €1.2 million computer dedicated to materials research. This powerful tool can predict material properties even before they are produced, significantly enhancing the potential for optimization, including in the realm of COVID rapid tests.
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IT security in hospitals

03.07.2023

Hospitals collect a great deal of patient data, whether in admissions or when using medical technology equipment such as MRI or ultrasound. Unfortunately, it has been shown time and again that this data is not as well protected as it should be - hacker attacks sometimes paralyze entire hospitals.
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Establishing design as integral component in research and development

16.03.2023

In its various disciplines and manifestations, design is increasingly gaining importance in Fraunhofer's research. Supporting this trend, the three Fraunhofer Institutes IVI, IWS and IWU in Dresden, together with Technische Universität Dresden, are establishing the "DesignLab for Applied Research" on behalf of the research community.
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