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Molex taps former Ecolab SVP to run its medical business, including Phillips-Medisize

Paul Chaffin, SVP of Molex’s Medical and Pharmaceutical Solutions division

Paul Chaffin — most recently SVP of enterprise initiatives at Ecolab — has become SVP in charge of Molex’s Medical and Pharmaceutical Solutions division, including contract manufacturing giant Phillips-Medisize.

Chaffin will report to Molex CEO Joe Nelligan and will be a member of the company’s Global Leadership Team.

“Paul’s depth of healthcare, commercial and international experience combined with his strong leadership skills will be a big asset to not only our medical business but to the Molex leadership team. We’re confident that Paul will help fulfill our vision of expanding our global footprint with innovative and digitally connected medical solutions at a time when delivering top-quality care to patients around the world is so critical,” said Joe Nelligan, CEO of Molex.

Chaffin described the combined…

Could COVID-19 be telehealth’s big moment?

Frost & Sullivan announced today that recent analysis finds that the demand for telehealth technology is expected to rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The analysis, titled “Telehealth — A Technology-Based Weapon in the War Against the Coronavirus, 2020,” revealed that, as COVID-19 continues to disrupt the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare, the U.S. telehealth market will experience seven-fold growth by 2025.

Over the five-year period that the analysis looks at, the U.S. telehealth market could see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.2%. This year alone, the analysts expect the market to experience year-over-year growth of 64.3%.

“The critical need for social distancing among physicians and patients will drive unprecedented demand for telehealth, which involves the use of communication systems and networks to enable either a synchronous or asynchronous session between the patient and provider,” Frost & Sullivan …

Could COVID-19 be telehealth’s big moment?

Frost & Sullivan announced today that recent analysis finds that the demand for telehealth technology is expected to rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The analysis, titled “Telehealth — A Technology-Based Weapon in the War Against the Coronavirus, 2020,” revealed that, as COVID-19 continues to disrupt the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare, the U.S. telehealth market will experience seven-fold growth by 2025.

Over the five-year period that the analysis looks at, the U.S. telehealth market could see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.2%. This year alone, the analysts expect the market to experience year-over-year growth of 64.3%.

“The critical need for social distancing among physicians and patients will drive unprecedented demand for telehealth, which involves the use of communication systems and networks to enable either a synchronous or asynchronous session between the patient and provider,” Frost & Sullivan …

Solar Atmospheres adds gas nitriding furnace

[Image courtesy of Solar Atmospheres]

Solar Atmospheres (Souderton Pa.) announced today that it has installed a new vacuum gas nitriding furnace — built by its sister company, Solar Manufacturing.

The front-loading furnace incorporates the latest nitriding and recipe system from Solar Manufacturing. The automated controls meet AMS2759/10, Automated Gaseous Nitriding Controlled by Nitrogen Potential, in addition to the standard AMS2759/6, Gaseous Nitriding of Low-Alloy Steel Parts.

The automated control system is useful for single-stage, as well as two-stage (Floe) processing. All hot zone components are made completely of graphitic materials inert to the anhydrous ammonia used during the nitriding process.

In addition to a forced gas cooling system, the furnace also incorporates Solar Manufacturing’s convection heating system. This design has significant advantages over conventional retort-type sy…

New imaging tech allows visualization of nanoscale structures

This image shows a 3D super-resolution reconstruction of dendrites in primary visual cortex.

Since Robert Hooke’s first description of a cell in Micrographia 350 years ago, microscopy has played an important role in understanding the rules of life.

However, the smallest resolvable feature, the resolution, is restricted by the wave nature of light. This century-old barrier has restricted understanding of cellular functions, interactions and dynamics, particularly at the sub-micron to nanometer scale.

Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy overcomes this fundamental limit, offering up to tenfold improvement in resolution, and allows scientists to visualize the inner workings of cells and biomolecules at unprecedented spatial resolution.

Such resolving capability is impeded, however, when observing inside whole-cell or tissue specimens, such as the ones often analyzed during the studies of the …

Plastic Sample Kits touts its molded material sample kits

A San Jose, Calif.–based outfit called Plastic Sample Kits is selling material-to-material comparisons of 20 different types of injection molding plastic.

The 20 Material Base Kit is available now, and the 6 High-Performance Material Kit is coming in June, with pre-orders taken now. Co-founders Brian Eastman and Stefan McClelland — both mechanical engineers — plan to release more.

“We made this product specifically so the engineers and designers can gain valuable experience and intuition about the materials they are expected to design with. I keep one of these kits on my own desk and people are constantly asking to borrow or reference it,” Eastman said in a news release.

Eastman noted to Medical Design & Outsourcing that the specific material grades in the 20 Material Base Kit are not medical grade materials, but several have FDA compliance certifications. The 6 High-Performance Material Kit, however, has several Solvay materials that ar…

Could AI predict COVID-19 without testing?

Researchers in England and Massachusetts have developed an artificial intelligence diagnostic that can predict the likelihood of someone having COVID-19 based on symptoms.

King’s College London, Massachusetts General Hospital and health science company Zoe have developed an AI model that uses data from the COVID Symptom Study app to help predict COVID-19 infection. It compares symptoms and the results of traditional COVID tests to help populations that have limited access to testing.

According to the researchers, more than 3.3 million people around the world have downloaded the app and are reporting daily health status.

The researchers have analyzed data from 2.5 million people in the U.S. and the U.K who have regularly been logging their health in the app. About one-third of the people logged COVID-19 related symptoms. Of the one-third, 18,374 have had a coronavirus test and 7,178 tested positive.

Symptoms associated with COVID-19 were anal…

PTI Engineered Plastics donating thousands of face shields against COVID-19

PTI Engineered Plastics has a goal of manufacturing 100,000 face shields. [Image courtesy of PTI Engineered Plastics]

PTI Engineered Plastics has collaborated with industrial designers at PTI Design to create a protective face shield that can be quickly produced using injection molding manufacturing — helping to boost the supply of protective equipment for health providers treating people with COVID-19.

The Macomb, Mich.–based company says production of the shields started last week, with a goal of manufacturing 100,000 pieces in total.

PTI Engineered Plastics is coordinating donations with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care and dental offices. Once more critical requests are met, donations could go to first responders and law enforcement personnel, followed by grocery stores and other essential workers.

PTI turned to existing designs or reference — but also made improvements:

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What is titanium used for in the medical device industry?

Titanium remains an important material in the medical device industry.

So what is it used for? Check out this infographic from Titanium Processing Center (New Baltimore, Mich.).

[Image courtesy of Titanium Processing Center]

Webinar: How to manage medtech regulatory and financial compliance risk when diversifying production

Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:30 a.m. eastern time / 8:30 a.m. pacific time

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that medical device and other healthcare companies need to diversify suppliers and vendors in an effort to minimize future supply chain disruptions. New diverse partnerships can expose organizations to hidden vulnerabilities, if not properly vetted.

After attending this webinar, you will be able to:

Discuss the key trends that are occurring worldwide that are creating the need for a diversified supply chain Identify potential risks associated with bringing on new partners Define a strategy for properly vetting those organizations by answering key questions such as: Is it a real business? Is the business representative associated with that business? Is the business on any government watchlists?

Attend this webinar to learn insights to protect against fraudulent supplie…

DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep. 9 – What’s the state of the medtech job market?

In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Tom Salemi speaks with two executive recruiters about what they see in the medtech market. Over the past month, we’ve seen several medtech companies – big and small – cutting jobs and reducing hours but what does this mean long-term.

In this podcast we’ll identify a few companies that are hiring, but we’ll talk in-depth with the recruiters about…

How bad is the current market? What’s the likelihood for recovery? What skills are in greater demand? What can people do to strengthen their hand?

Guests are:

David L. Vied, global sector leader, Global Sector Leader, Medical Devices and Diagnostics, Korn Ferry Giovanni Lauricella, VP, medtech practice-lead, The Mullings Group

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