Medical

Medtech insights: Strategic advantages from new business models

June 2012

Medtech Switzerland, the INSEAD Swiss Healthcare Industry Club (cHIC) and INSEAD Alumni Association Switzerland jointly organise a seminar focusing on strategic advantages from new medtech business models.

Major shifts in medtech business models are foreseen due to changes in healthcare systems, growing cost pressures by payers and increased demand on transparency. The traditional “Best in Class” medtech strategy requires more than ever a continuous and timely flow of novel and superior products. Given these challenges companies need to adapt their business models to succeed.

The number of participants is limited so we encourage you to register by June 20th, 2012 online at www.medtech-switzerland.com/events.

There will be no fee for the event, courtesy of the financial sponsors.

Medical

A company that works with some nexialist principles?

February 2009

I went to interview Pierre-André and Etienne Meylan in a company called Piguet Frères at Le Brassus, Switzerland and I didn’t stop thinking about nexialism. In that company, the skills are cleary interdisciplinary and transverse. You need some technique from highly specialised polishing of watch industry to finish a part for a medical device? No problem, functioning in the company allow the specialists to share all these skills and apply them on the right place, even if that’s not "the usual (…)
Medical

Residue-free implant production

January 2009

The ability to completely remove grease, oil and lubricant residues is an increasingly important requirement for mechanically produced metal parts. This type of requirement has generally increased in most industries over recent years. Trends In the automotive industry on one hand parts are becoming increasingly complex and more difficult to clean, and on the other hand the accepted level of residues per part is becoming lower and lower. The lowest possible quantity of residue for (…)
Medical

Medical machining? To do the splits!

January 2009

The production of medical technology tools and implants is extremely challenging due to the wide range of machining methods used. Great demands are made in particular on the machining fluid, which must demonstrate completely different characteristics, for example, during the deep drilling of holes with high depth-to-diameter ratios using single-lip drills than during tapping, milling or finishing operations. The versatility of the Motorex Ortho NF-X innovative high-performance cutting oil (…)
Medical

MedTec Europe 2009 Exhibits New Trends

January 2009

The market for medical devices will remain an international growth market in 2009 - despite the financial crisis. This is the all-round consensus of industry experts. The biggest challenge for German medical devices companies will be to develop innovative technologies while simultaneously optimizing their own cost structures. Just how this is to be done can be seen at MEDTEC Europe 2009 in Stuttgart (Germany) on March 3rd through 5th. Now more than ever the trade show is focusing on the (…)
Medical

When medicine meets micro technology…

December 2008

For the second time, medical technology has place of honour in the Bernese Jura (Switzerland). From 10th to 13 March 2009, Moutier will play host to the mediSIAMS fair. Here we look at the first event and the future. Off to a first success In March 2007 with little over 200 exhibitors and nearly 5000 visitors, the first edition of this specialist biennial fair held all its promises. For example, almost 500 visitors from ‘research and development’ departments found answers to some of their (…)
Medical

Precision cleaning in the field of surgical implants

December 2008

Bio-compatibility is a fundamental element in the cleaning of surgical implants. It is important to eliminate cutting fluids and lubricants after mechanical operations. This allows for a simplified final cleaning process and guarantees bio-compatibility. The use of A3 non-chlorinated solvents on site during the manufacturing of implants is a genuine example of modern techniques being used in the bio-medical industry. Surgical implants: huge growth The huge growth in the demand for (…)

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