Plastics in Medical Devices 2010
After staging three successful Plastics in Medical Devices conferences in Brussels, Belgium, European Plastics News joined forces with Plastics News to bring the event to the United States in April 2010. Some 275 attendees learned from 33 expert plastics and medical speakers in 2½ days of conference sessions.
Stephanie Harrington, VP of R&D for Frantz Medical Development Group, discussed the necessary steps to protect patents and comply with federal regulations when it comes to medical device manufacturing.
Jenny Sheaffer, intellectual-property law specialist for Benesch Friendlander Coplan & Aronoff, cautioned the audience that inventors' rights – including trademarks and copyrights - are not to be taken lightly.
Q&A sessions offered attendees the opportunity to interact with speakers. Here Michael Hansen, Senior Technical Development Engineer for Mack Molding takes the mic.
Attendees learned from 33 expert plastics and medical speakers in 2½ days of conference sessions. They came from all parts of supply chain and from as far afield as India, South Korea and across Europe.
Some 275 attendees took advantage of breaks, lunches and an evening reception to network with the 29 companies that displayed tabletop exhibits during the event. The exhibit for Waldorf Technik is shown here.
Dale Ashby, VP of innovation and technology for manufacturing giant Parker Hannifin Corp. says he's optimistic about what the new health-care reform means for his company.
Lisa Jennings, president of injection molding firm PMC, LLC, ponders the impact health-care reform will have on medical device-makers.
Five design and manufacturing experts participated in a sustainable design panel including (L-R) Bill Evans, founder and principal of product development group Bridge Design; Mike Fritschy, senior director with injection molder Nypro Healthcare; and Matthieu Turpault, design director for product development firm Bresslergroup.
Attendees mingle the exhibit of compounder PolyOne Corp. at the event's evening networking reception.
