Markets

  • West Midlands: From Metal Bashing to Medical Technology
    The UK’s signature medical cluster continues to be a hotbed of innovation and manufacturing. To continue improving its operations, products and services, however, the med-tech industry must have equitable access to finance.
    (March, 2010)
  • MedTech-Branche trotzt der Wirtschaftskrise und bleibt ein Jobmotor
    Die Unternehmen der Medizintechnologie trotzen der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise, sind in 2009 mit knapp 4 Prozent gewachsen und schaffen weiter Arbeitsplätze. Das ist das Fazit von Umfragen zur Lage der MedTech-Branche und zu den Auswirkungen der Wirtschaftskrise. 
    (February, 2010)
  • Clinical Studies in Italy
    The requirements for conducting medical device clinical studies in Europe are not identical in all Member States. That is, variations exist in the way that the requirements in the European Directives are interpreted and enforced. This article provides an overview of the requirements that currentl...
    (November, 2009)
  • Challenge Prompts Change in the UK
    Severe budget restrictions loom
    (November, 2009)
  • Ireland’s Medical Technology Industry
    The Irish medical technology sector is looking strong and its competitive approach to the current economic climate is set to keep it that way.
    (November, 2009)
  • Change Agents
    Eucomed Forum Inventories Industry’s Challenges
    (November, 2009)
  • Hessen: Regional Focus
    Overshadowed by Frankfurt’s financial might, the life sciences sector also has a rich and varied presence in Germany’s central region
    (November, 2009)
  • New Edition of IEC 60601-1 May Lead to Confusion
    Industry Intelligence: RISKY BUSINESS Is the newest edition of IEC 60601-1 a perfect compliance document or does it need an update? Professional readers of the third edition of IEC 60601-1 agree that the standard's promotion of innovati...
    (September, 2009)
  • Extrumed and Vesta Merge, Focus on Sharing Best Practices
    Industry Intelligence: More than 60 Million Served Precision medical tubing supplier Extrumed (Placentia, CA, USA) has merged with Vesta Inc. (Franklin, WI, USA), a supplier of silicone components and engineering services. The merger creates a ...
    (May, 2009)
  • Where East Meets West: Partnering for Success in the Midlands
    A precision moulder and an industry association collaborate on innovative med-tech projects
    (May, 2009)
  • The US Market: Moving Towards Greater Evidence-Based Pricing
    As health care expenditure rises in the United States, experts are calling for comparative effectiveness research to help decision makers determine whether therapies and tests are reasonable or necessary.
    (May, 2009)
  • In and Around France
    News on some suppliers and a launch event.
    (March, 2009)
  • My Emotional Stimulus Package for 2009
    A design firm and a moulding specialist collaborated to develop the scanner console
    (January, 2009)
  • EFD Consolidates Operations
    INDUSTRY NEWS Rhode Island governor Donald Carcieri and Senator Jack Reed were among the dignitaries who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 12 December for EFD’s new facility in East Providence, RI, USA. The plant consolidates all of EFD’s activities, which had...
    (January, 2009)
  • Italy: Current Trends
    Italy’s medical sector is already starting to feel the effects of its ageing demographic, a trend that is set to affect the whole of Europe.
    (January, 2009)
  • News Round-Up From the UK
    A review of some of the issues affecting today’s industry and some insights into the future.
    (November, 2008)
  • The Irish Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry in 2008
    The industry’s continued success is the result of sound strategy and its application. The next tranche of planning extends up until 2013 and its important elements are outlined here.
    (November, 2008)
  • Developments Across the Industry
    THIS ISSUE Surgeons develop their own products Ten British surgeons and others from abroad are developing their own medical products thanks to a £2 million (e2.5 million) investment fund launched to speed medical inventions to market. The fund, established in 2007 by manufacturing...
    (October, 2008)
  • Germany Makes New Alliances
    Five important areas of change are being advocated to improve the health care market.
    (October, 2008)
  • Western Switzerland
    What makes western Switzerland tick? Watchmaking continues to make the economy turn, but medical technology is playing an increasingly important role.
    (October, 2008)
  • In Brief
    INDUSTRY NEWS Molex Expands Flexible Circuit Capabilities Global electronic components manufacturer Molex Inc. (Lisle, IL, USA) has announced that it has acquired AFlextech Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan), which makes 1–10-layer flexible circuits for applications including handheld c...
    (October, 2008)
  • Of Supply Chains, China, and Marine Ecosystems
    A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR What has brown done for you lately? Well, I’m glad you asked. As it happens, United Parcel Service just distributed the results of a survey on healthcare supply chains. While the poll does not till any new ground per se, it exposes s...
    (October, 2008)
  • Ireland’s NSAI Does Its Part to Keep Celtic Tiger Roaring Ahead
    A design firm and a moulding specialist collaborated to develop the scanner console
    (September, 2008)
  • The Netherlands: Utilising Innovation
    The publication of numerous reports is prompting significant changes for the Dutch health care system and its industry in 2009.
    (September, 2008)
  • Medical Packaging for a Changing Marketplace
    The industry is using a variety of strategies to address the challenges posed by new niche markets.
    (September, 2008)