Journalist and editor who has covered Europe's medtech industry and supply chain for almost 20 years. Currently, Editor in Chief at PlasticsToday.
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Joined August 2010
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Norbert Sparrow retweeted
"After years of working toward a full repeal, PLASTICS is excited to see the hard work of its members pay off with the end of the medical device tax—a measure that would’ve stifled innovation and increased the cost of health care nationwide."
-@TonyRad58
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Finalists for MD+DI 's #medtech company of the year include some very familiar names, one of which may surprise you, along with some startups that make up in innovation what they may lack in name recognition ow.ly/99mS50xyrKL
W. L. Gore, @MayoClinic team up to deliver breakthrough medical therapies using patient's own stem cells and bio-absorbable scaffolds; initial project tackles Crohn's disease–related condition ow.ly/xbd150xxzqZ
Ultra-thin, flexible #RFID labels developed for medical and pharmaceutical products; can be deployed in medical vials and syringes with a small radius of curvature ow.ly/4Q4650xvgyK
Re-imposing medical #devicetax could cost more than 21,000 jobs, claims new report ow.ly/EhAC50xvfZE
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Germany’s fabled IKV plastics processing institute will hold open house during 30th plastics technology seminar in March ow.ly/3GAP50xrKnx
Norbert Sparrow retweeted
NEW REPORT: Why the Medical Device Tax Should be Repealed by @taxfoundation. Read now➡️ bit.ly/2LD5i3l #EndDeviceTax
Nurses on front lines of medical plastics #recycling initiatives ow.ly/5Mxn50xqFq0 @PVCMed
First polymer-based meniscus implant granted expedited review by #FDA ow.ly/Rdoj50wmbXS @Active_Implants
Micro channels embedded in plastics and metals can repel water and minimize flow resistance, improving performance of medical, electronic and other devices. Researchers have developed a viable manufacturing process to create these channels ow.ly/SHAK50vJHrm
Researchers at Ireland's Athlone Institute of Technology developing high-volume process combining injection molding and 3D printing to mass produce personalized medicine ow.ly/LIjK50vGSDb
Special K: Medical injection molding takes center stage at plastics industry’s premier show ow.ly/JRq850vF1rb #K2019
Medtech companies with business ties in China are not panicking . . . yet ow.ly/GVsJ50vxIUl
#MedtechMinute In this week’s roundup of medtech-related news: The U.S. medical community draws fire as it engages in gun-violence debate and how China tariffs are crippling the medical manufacturing supply chain ow.ly/SZiw50vsSja
New 3D printer from German startup #Kumovis has build chamber that can be converted into a cleanroom; suited for printing patient-specific implants and other medical devices ow.ly/8Ylv50vsS9Z
How is America’s trade war with China undermining the medical device industry? medical-technology.h5mag.com…
In this week’s #MedtechMinute column: New penile implant endowed with "authenticity" and research on translating brain signals into words spells hope for patients with paralysis-related speech loss ow.ly/S8Sg50vlnDD
3D-printed flexible mesh supports customization of prosthetic and implantable medical devices ow.ly/jgti50vj9UU
