On the 9th and 10th of May 2017, a very successful 11th Biomedica took place in the TU Eindhoven. Biomedica is the leading interdisciplinary summit in life sciences and health in the Euregio Maas-Rhine. More than 800 participants visited the euregional event which offered a broad programme of top-class specialist presentations of industry and science and more than 40 interesting pitches as well as four discussion panels on current topics such as “Smart Diagnostics” or “Regenerative Medicine”.
Gesellschaft für Produktionssygiene und Sterilitätssicherung mbH (GfPS) was recently able to prove the continuous quality with a new GMP certificate from Bezierksregierung Köln, now followed by the accreditation issued by Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle.
The ITA will present its latest developments at the Techtextil on the 9th – 12th May 2017 in Frankfurt/Main in the public.
One year MedLife e.V. after the merger of LifeTecAachen-Jülich e.V. with the akm e.V .. 2016 was also the year of strategic development. This is reflected in various activities of the association, which the annual report provides information about. Our strength is based upon our members, who we would like to express our deepest gratitude. To the Annual report
The Hemovent GmbH, an emerging medical device company, has been awarded participation in a grant totaling $810,000 from the German government to fast-forward development of its novel and portable artificial lung technologies, designed for a wide range of applications from Extracorporeal CO2 Removal (ECCO2R) to ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS).
The Grünenthal Group acquires the startup Adhesys Medical from Aachen as well as its US subsidiary Adhesys Medical Inc. to expand the medical products business. In the future, the new method for wound closure will complement the pharmaceutical company’s portfolio, which has hitherto focused on novel drugs in the indications of pain, gout and inflammatory diseases.
Since March 31, 2017, there is the Digital Capability Center (DCC), a new learning facility focusing on industry 4.0. The DCC is a joint venture between top management consultancy McKinsey & Company, the Institute of Textile Technology (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University, and leading technology companies including software provider PTC.
Hemovent GmbH has filed two further patents – for a gas exchanger and a pump – as a supplement for its new portable ECMO device which supports cardiac and pulmonary function.
Our member Adhesys Medical has been accepted into the German Accelerator Life Sciences (GALS) program, an initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). Based on this new collaboration, Adhesys Medical intends to strengthen its presence in the US by founding a second US subsidiary and by having access to the resources […]
MedLife e.V. is expanding its competence network with the Institute of Medical Informatics of the Uniklinikum RWTH Aachen (IMI). With the three research departments, Image and Data Management, Knowledge based Systems, and mHealth, the focus is on the development and application of intelligent medical computer systems as well as mobile support in health services novel body […]