The number of people in Germany who work in the health sector increased to more than seven million for the first time in 2016. The industrial side of the healthcare sector alone now employs a good 900,000 people and consequently more than 100,000 more people than the automotive industry does (accord…

Planning or expanding laboratories is a complex and time-consuming undertaking. Mistakes can occur quickly and are often difficult to rectify afterward. With the "LabPlanner" from Fraunhofer IPA, users can overlay the new infrastructure directly into the existing environment. This allows for early t…

Hygiena, a leading provider of microbial detection, monitoring and identification solutions, has introduced its SuperSnap testing system, which provides high sensitivity, real-time verification of the cleanliness of endoscopes and other reusable medical instruments in just 15 seconds. This quick pro…

As the injection molding business grows in complexity and delivery times become narrower, room for mistakes shrinks. A new tool has been developed to find out the optimum design and production conditions even before the mold is built, to ensure maximum profitability and part quality. The SIGMASOFT®…

For records in the cleanroom, special cleanroom paper is required. It must be particle-free and suitable for many different applications, e.g., as copying paper, notepads, or sticky notes. Also frequently used are laboratory notebooks, ring binders, and special cleanroom folders. Additionally, suita…

Constructing a cleanroom facility according to recognized technical standards no longer presents significant challenges for the involved planners, builders, and operators. However, it still remains a major challenge for those involved to design such facilities with the aim of achieving optimal, effi…

Recently, a new class of cleanrooms has emerged, and no one has noticed so far. The "sphairlab" from medical technology manufacturer Mecora looks like a giant donut, is fully pumped with purest air and state-of-the-art technology, and can be quickly assembled and disassembled if needed.  

If Wolfgang H…

Effective July 10th, 2017, Jürgen Mader and Alexander März have been appointed managing directors of Spang & Brands GmbH – kunststofftechnik für die medizin – Friedrichsdorf, Germany. Jürgen Mader, who joined the company in 1980, was previously in charge of development and production. Alexander…

The Plastics Center in Leipzig gGmbH (KUZ) is hosting, in collaboration with the Biotechnological-Biomedical Center (BBZ) of the University of Leipzig and the Cluster for Biotechnology & Medical Technology in Saxony (biosaxony e.V.), the interdisciplinary conference "Plastics meet Medical Technology…

CIM med GmbH has reason to celebrate. Over the past 10 years, the Munich-based company has evolved from a small start-up into one of the leading providers of high-quality medical carrier systems in the international market.

The track record is impressive: In 2007, Manuela Deverill and Manfred Rosa st…