The next Medtec France trade fair will take place April 4 and 5, 2012. This fourth edition of the edition marks its debut at the Eurexpo site in Lyon. An international medical technology exhibition that also comprises a related French-language conference, this show is devoted to the development and manufacture of medical devices.

With the winter semester of 2012/2013, the Tuttlingen campus of Furtwangen University launches a new course of study to be offered each year during that semester, which begins in October. The subject is industrial materials engineering. Potential candidates have until July 15 to apply to the admissions office in Furtwangen.

Buyer’s Guide 2012 Update: Manufacturing Equipment

Nordson EFD supplies a wide range of printing and dosing solder pastes as an all-in-one solution with dosing equipment. The pastes are used particularly in medical engineering for manufacturing such devices as inhalation devices for asthma patients. Products include PrintPlus printable pastes and SolderPlus dosable solder pastes.

An introduction to medical device law and current legal issues will be provided by MedInform on March 27 and 28, 2012, in Bonn, via the “Foundation and Advanced Seminar on Medical Device Law.” MedInform is the medical technology information and seminar service organized by BVMed, which supplies the seminar moderator.

Buyer’s Guide 2012 Update: IV Components

Qosina has added a 10-ml open-bore syringe and two 20-ml open-ended syringes to its extensive product line. These syringes have an ABS plunger, a silicone plunger tip, and a shatter-resistant polycarbonate barrel that ensures visual clarity. Configured for easy filling at their distal end, they can be used with viscous materials.

Philipp Wittmann has taken over the management of the Austrian healthcare cluster Gesundheits-Cluster (GC), effective January 1, 2012. Wittmann has been active within the network for more than five years and, as an experienced project manager, was viewed as the outstanding candidate during the multipart job application process.