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• ChemWerth appoints Dr. Jeffrey Bauer as President

  ChemWerth, Inc., has appointed Dr. Jeffrey Bauer as President effective. Dr. Bauer takes on the responsibility for leading the day-to-day business operations of ChemWerth, as well as charting its future growth strategy. Prior to joining ChemWerth, Dr. Bauer held the position of Vice President, Busi more

• PolyOne Suzhou Achieves ISO 13485 Certification for Healthcare Quality Management

  PolyOne Corporation announced that its Suzhou facility recently received ISO 13485 certification for the healthcare market. This internationally recognized quality standard is tailored to organizations that manufacture medical devices, and specifies requirements for a comprehensive quality managemen more

• Bayer MaterialScience LLC expands capabilities for medical coatings development

  Bayer MaterialScience LLC has recently made significant improvements to its Medical Coatings Development Centre in Sheffield, England, extending its capacity for feasibility studies and customer development support. The research and development facility in Sheffield, England, is solely dedicated to more

White papers Medical Devices

• Outsourcing R&D Innovation takes on New Meaning
  

  Innovative drugs are the lifeblood of pharmaceutical companies, but the cost of developing them is rising to unsustainable levels. Pharma executives are already saying that as the economy falters, they foresee bleak prospects and mergers unless their companies get more innovative drugs into their pipelines. The clock is ticking on the race to increase productivity, as key patents worth a projected $30 billion in revenue will expire between 2010 and 2013, opening the floodgates to competition from generics, according to Barbara Ryan, an analyst at Deutsche Bank. This imperative is propelling increased outsourcing of R&D operations as companies trim overcapacity. more

Publications Medical Devices

• Molecular Switches and Motors on Surfaces

  Molecular switches and motors respond structurally, electronically, optically, and/or mechanically to external stimuli, testing and potentially enabling extreme miniaturization of optoelectronic devices, nanoelectromechanical systems, and medical devices. The assembly of motors and switches on surfa more

• Biofilm streamers cause catastrophic disruption of flow with consequences for environmental and medical systems [Applied Physical Sciences]

  Biofilms are antibiotic-resistant, sessile bacterial communities that occupy most moist surfaces on Earth and cause chronic and medical device-associated infections. Despite their importance, basic information about biofilm dynamics in common ecological environments is lacking. Here, we demonstrate more

• Patterned chemisorption of proteins by thin polymer film dewetting

  The covalent attachment of proteins and their patterning on surfaces are important in the bio-medical industry, for use in applications such as bio-sensing and biocompatible medical devices. In this work, proteins are chemisorbed by reaction of their amine groups to glutaraldehyde- and carboxylic ac more

Market studies Medical Devices

• France Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q1 2011

  Several governments across Europe, including those in Portugal, Greece, Spain, Switzerland andGermany, have enforced austerity measures on healthcare spending and price erosion mechanisms on thepharmaceutical industry. European governments contribute billions towards the healthcare sector andaccount more

• Global Polycarbonate Industry - Emerging Applications Strengthening Demand

  Introduction Polycarbonate is a major thermoplastic used in a variety of industrial applications such as electronics, automotives and optical media devices. It is a highly durable material and possesses high impact strength which can be maintained over a wide range of temperature. Its excellent tra more

• Quattor Petroquimica SA - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  Quattor Petroquimica SA (Quattor) is engaged in producing basic chemical products, polyethylene, and polypropylene. The company was formed as a result of association between two Unipar and Petrobras. The company's major products include High Density Polyethylene, Low Density Polyethylene, Low Densit more

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