Medical materials and manufacturing event set for Boston

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Monday, May 21, 2012
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2 Y! G& Q4 g2 |' ?' M0 KBoston, MA - AMI is holding its annual conference on Medical Grade Polymers 2012 from September 25-26, 2012, at the Hilton Boston/Woburn, MA. This event focuses on the practical aspects of taking innovations through to successful, cost-effective medical device manufacturing. Polymer materials experts meet with designers and device manufacturers to debate the optimum solutions for the healthcare industry. The conference kicks off with a keynote address from Dr. Jeffrey Karp, professor at Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, on platform technologies for the upcoming generation of therapeutics. The medical industry is tightly controlled for patient safety, and rightly so. The FDA will be present at the conference delivering a paper on the use of polymers in medical devices from the U.S. Government regulatory perspective. The situation in Europe will be reviewed by BSI Americas. Designers need to understand the benefits and range of performance of polymer materials. Manufacturers like SMC regularly advise on practical aspects governing material selection. Exponent has conducted failure analysis on medical devices, which can inform and improve the future material choice. Mass spectrometry is a useful quality control measure and Johnson & Johnson has investigated practical uses. With outsourcing, from design to manufacture, it is best to “look before you leap” – Winovia will be giving some best practice guidelines at the Medical Grade Polymers conference.