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VDI (the Association of German Engineers) is offering, through its Wissensforum, a seminar on “Successful Product Management in Medical Technology” in Spitzingsee, Germany, this March 25 and 26 and in Hamburg on June 24 and 25. The event’s focus is on achieving product success consistently through preloading.

The 25th colloquium of the IKV Institute for Plastics Processing of the RWTH Aachen will be held in Aachen’s Eurogress March 3 and 4, 2010. Plastics industry experts from around the world will gather for the event, which is called “Plastics Industry—Looking Ahead” and entails more than 40 largely scientific lectures.

The Trumpf Group is expanding its executive management. Dr. Lars Grünert, 41, has been appointed as additional CEO of Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG—the Trumpf Group’s management holding—effective from January 1, 2010. Trumpf is a high-technology group that focuses on manufacturing and medical technology.

What effects will the revision of the Medical Devices Directive (MDD) have, from the point of view of notified bodies, competent authorities and the industry, on basic and clinical requirements for devices? A one-day seminar being presented by US-based Q1 Productions in Munich on February 15, 2010, will go into this question.

The international orthopaedic implants and biomaterials conference and exhibition Implants 2010 takes place in Lyon, France, on May 27 and 28. Scientific Events, the organizer, aims to bring together industry players and market participants to discuss trends and innovations and develop buyer-supplier business relationships.

Leoni AG, a cable system provider for the medical technology industry, will be equipping the new generation of X-ray devices from Siemens with a data transfer line. The hybrid cable, which consists of copper wires, light-wave conductors and cooling hoses, transfers high-resolution images from flat image detectors.