healthcare

Jun 15th, 2010

Vietnam’s Participation in WTO, Rising Consumer Price Index, Increasing Income Have Positive Impact on Country’s Pharmaceutical Market

In 2007 Pharmaceutical industry in Vietnam produced $600 mln worth volume of medications (16.5% more than in 2006). However, due to the economic recession in 2009 this growth started to slow down. According to the forecasts, in 2019 per capita expenditure on medicine in Vietnam will rise from $16,13 (the level of 2008) to $60,30. Today Pharmaceutical...

Nov 10th, 2008

Fantasia® Fashion-Forward Medical Colors: Fantasia® Color and Special Effect Technology from Bayer MaterialScience Introduces Fashionable ISO-Compliant Colors for Medical Applications

PITTSBURGH — The Fantasia® color and special effect technology experts at Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS) have developed new LEDA® compounded color technology colors that can help designers break the beige and white barriers that have become the industry hallmark of medical applications. The “Rx Medical” line of LEDA colors and special effects for use with...

Oct 22nd, 2008

New DuPont™ Crastin® PBT Grades Cut Costs with Super-Fast Moulding Cycles

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN — Moulders can cut cycle time for PBT parts up to 30 percent with new super-fast grades of DuPont™ Crastin® PBT thermoplastic polyester. Designated Crastin® SF, the new resins come in non-reinforced form and in reinforced versions with 15 or 30 percent glass fibre. “The shorter moulding cycles achieved with Crastin® SF can deliver cost...

Oct 21st, 2008

DuPont Engineering Polymers Contribute to Convenient Diabetes Care

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN — New disposable and reusable insulin pens, designed by Industrial Design Consultancy Ltd (IDC) in the UK, contain a number of components moulded from DuPont engineering thermoplastics, selected for their quality and performance, and involved the cooperation of DuPont in both Europe and Asia during their production. The resulting products are expected to dramatically...

Oct 14th, 2008

Luran HD Joins the Product Line for Medical Technology Plastics

As of August 1st, BASF has added another plastic specialty for the medical technology sector to its product range: Luran® HD is the first SAN (styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer) to be offered along with BASF’s HD services. HD stands for Healthcare and Diagnostics. In comparison to other transparent materials, Luran is more resistant to chemicals, stiffer, easier...

Oct 13th, 2008

Dunmore Introduces New Brushed Metallized OPP Film for Labels & Graphics Market

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. — Deerfield Urethane, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS) and one of the leading suppliers of custom, made-to-order thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and specialty elastomer film and sheet, is proud to announce its collaboration with BHS International (BHS), a breast health company co-founded by Olivia Newton-John, in the development...

Oct 10th, 2008

Ultra-Thin Consumer Electronics Get Tough Thanks to Bayer MaterialScience’s Makroblend® UT5205 Resin

PITTSBURGH — Smaller, sleeker and lighter - these are the goals of designers seeking to create the latest products for the consumer electronics market. Finding the right material to give designers the freedom to feed consumers’ demand for compact, elegant devices that can stand up to the abuses of everyday life is a challenge Bayer...

Oct 9th, 2008

SABIC Innovative Plastics Helps Public Transportation Keep Rolling with New Technologies and Full-Service Solutions

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A jump in ridership due to the recent hike in gasoline prices has challenged public transportation agencies to accommodate more passengers while maintaining safety and performance. In booth #3353 at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) 2008 Expo, SABIC Innovative Plastics is showcasing how it is leading the transportation industry with...

Oct 2nd, 2008

Covidien’s Mallinckrodt Baker Adds 2,5-Liter High-Density Polyethylene Pakaging for Reagent Acids

PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey — Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, announced that its Mallinckrodt Baker business has added a new 2.5-liter high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle as a packaging option for its J.T.Baker® chemicals and Mallinckrodt® chemicals brand reagent acids. The new bottle offers laboratory technicians a durable packaging alternative that enhances laboratory...

Sep 30th, 2008

DSM Invests in Intelligent Medication Packaging

DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., announces that it has made an equity investment in The Compliers Group International B.V. (TCG). The Netherlands-based company focuses on the development of smart pharmaceutical packaging solutions that contain microchips which enable the monitoring of a patient’s therapy compliance. Financial details of the investment will...

Sep 11th, 2008

Bayer MaterialScience Showcases Expertise in High-Performance Engineering Materials for Diverse, Demanding Healthcare Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Visitors to BIOMEDevice 2008, a medical device and biopharmaceutical conference and expo, can see first-hand the technically advanced materials Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS) has to offer the medical device industry at its booth, #901. The second annual BIOMEDevice show, which takes place Sept. 10-11 at the McEnery Convention Center in SAN...