Webinars
Pandemic Outsourcing: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
05.27.20
Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 | 2:00 PM ET
Social distancing, working from home, flex shifts, and wipedown procedures—today’s production floor does not look like it usually does. Yet demand for parts, products, and materials has increased significantly among many medical device manufacturers. How are their outsourcing providers adjusting to the demand? What are they doing to maintain (or even increase) capacity? How do they ensure quality remains high while keeping employees safe? Panelists from leading contract manufacturing firms share their strategies to keep up, remain healthy, and fulfill demand. Attendees are encouraged to pose questions or share thoughts.
Panelists:
Tom Black
VP of Sales and Marketing, OEM and Intl. Divisions, B. Braun Medical Inc.
John Carlson
President of Health Solutions, Flex
Tim Thompson
Sr. Vice President, MW Industries (Medical Solutions Group)
Sean Fenske (Moderator)
Editor-in-Chief, MPO/ODT
Social distancing, working from home, flex shifts, and wipedown procedures—today’s production floor does not look like it usually does. Yet demand for parts, products, and materials has increased significantly among many medical device manufacturers. How are their outsourcing providers adjusting to the demand? What are they doing to maintain (or even increase) capacity? How do they ensure quality remains high while keeping employees safe? Panelists from leading contract manufacturing firms share their strategies to keep up, remain healthy, and fulfill demand. Attendees are encouraged to pose questions or share thoughts.
Panelists:
Tom Black
VP of Sales and Marketing, OEM and Intl. Divisions, B. Braun Medical Inc.
John Carlson
President of Health Solutions, Flex
Tim Thompson
Sr. Vice President, MW Industries (Medical Solutions Group)
Sean Fenske (Moderator)
Editor-in-Chief, MPO/ODT
Solving the Supply Chain: What Happens After COVID-19?
04.23.20
NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND
This webinar will bring together several members of industry to discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the medical device manufacturing supply chain. The panel will engage in a roundtable-style discussion to determine what damage has already been done, and what they expect in the months or even years ahead. Will the industry have a return to normalcy soon after the dust settles or will the effects of this linger for quite some time? Find out what these individuals foresee and pose your own questions to them to get their insights.
Speakers:
Anthony S. Freeman,
President, A.S. Freeman Advisors LLC
Todd McCaslin
Global Sourcing Director, Boston Scientific Corporation
Matthew Robida
Vice President of Corporate Development, Spectrum Plastics Group
Sean Fenske (Moderator)
Editor-in-Chief, MPO/ODT
Master the Secret Weapon for Product Performance: An Introduction to Porous Polymers
03.04.20
NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND
Porous polymers are the unknown science inside many of the products we use every day, providing key functionalities to products as diverse as coloring markers and diagnostic tests. Join Avi Robbins, Porex vice president of product development and R&D, as he helps attendees explore how porous polymers can improve product performance across diverse healthcare applications from medical devices to diagnostics to wound care - and help them achieve market differentiation.
Perfect for design and manufacturing engineers who either have a potential product concept or need to fix a problem with an existing product, this webinar will explore the science behind porous polymers and how to select the right type of material for your application. Attendees will learn about the differences between the three core technologies of porous polymers – sintered particles, bonded fiber, and open-cell foam – and how they are used inside finished products in the healthcare industry to absorb, apply, diffuse, filter, vent, or wick. Achieving each of these functionalities requires different technical considerations for both designing and assembling the porous component into the final product.
By understanding more about the science behind each type of porous polymer and functionality, engineers will learn where porous polymers can play in various applications and what to consider when designing their products in order to determine the best solution.
- Learn the differences between the three core technologies of porous polymers – sintered plastics, bonded fiber, and open-cell foam
- Learn why pore size and pore volume matter to the end application
- See the technology in action in specific application examples
Avi Robbins, Vice President of Product Development and R&D, Porex
Designing Auto-Injectors for Multiple Drug Viscosities
11.26.19
NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND
The global injectable drug delivery market and, more specifically, the auto-injector market is booming. That growth is predicted to continue skyrocketing through the next decade. With such a huge market in play, and given the range of physical properties of drugs and biologics being administered via auto-injectors, it is crucial for pharma and biopharma industry OEMs to optimize device designs to be as adaptable, and thereby as cost-effective, as possible. Learn how to effectively partner with contract manufacturers and what design support they readily provide to you and your peers.
SPEAKER: Dave Philbrick
Dave Philbrick is Business Development Manager & Lead Product Engineer for Economy Spring , an MW Industries Company. For more than 38 years he has been involved in supporting new product development for medical instrumentation & drug delivery systems for Medical / Pharma OEM’s. He is a specialist in metal component development, design and integration.
The global injectable drug delivery market and, more specifically, the auto-injector market is booming. That growth is predicted to continue skyrocketing through the next decade. With such a huge market in play, and given the range of physical properties of drugs and biologics being administered via auto-injectors, it is crucial for pharma and biopharma industry OEMs to optimize device designs to be as adaptable, and thereby as cost-effective, as possible. Learn how to effectively partner with contract manufacturers and what design support they readily provide to you and your peers.
SPEAKER: Dave Philbrick
Dave Philbrick is Business Development Manager & Lead Product Engineer for Economy Spring , an MW Industries Company. For more than 38 years he has been involved in supporting new product development for medical instrumentation & drug delivery systems for Medical / Pharma OEM’s. He is a specialist in metal component development, design and integration.
Package Validations – A Look at Current and Future State Testing
09.11.19
NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND
This webinar will highlight the significant changes implemented with the release of the EU’s MDR and its impact on packaging requirements. Specifically, these new regulations prompted changes within the packaging industry, resulting in the newly published ISO 11607. A discussion on three key points regarding medical device packaging will be discussed and how ISO 11607 directs manufacturers to meet these changes. Additionally, a brief examination will be offered of the lifecycle approach to packaging validations, including an in-depth look at a couple of specific tests. Finally, a high-level review of sample size considerations as part of the establishment of a validation testing plan will be provided.
SPEAKER:
Wendy Mach, Consulting Manager, Nelson Labs
Wendy Mach has over 24 years of medical device manufacturing and laboratory experience. She worked in the medical manufacturing environment in Minnesota for seven years, performing ethylene oxide (EO) and gamma radiation sterilization validations. While at the manufacturing site, she also insourced the microbiology tests for sterility assurance and related equipment validation. Wendy also spent four years as a lab supervisor, managing the sterility, microbial limits, bioburden, endotoxin, antimicrobial effectiveness services. In 2004 Wendy moved to Salt Lake City to accept a position in the EO department at Nelson Laboratories and was responsible for sterilization D-value and packaging microbial aerosol challenge studies.
She is a participating member on the Technical Committee ISO/TC 198 Sterilization of Healthcare Products, the subcommittee chairperson for ASTM F02.15 Chemical / Safety Properties, and is a member of the Packaging and Distribution Expert Committee for United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Wendy’s participation on the domestic and international committees allows her to consult with clients to meet the regulatory standards of today – while preparing them to meet the standards of the future.
This webinar will highlight the significant changes implemented with the release of the EU’s MDR and its impact on packaging requirements. Specifically, these new regulations prompted changes within the packaging industry, resulting in the newly published ISO 11607. A discussion on three key points regarding medical device packaging will be discussed and how ISO 11607 directs manufacturers to meet these changes. Additionally, a brief examination will be offered of the lifecycle approach to packaging validations, including an in-depth look at a couple of specific tests. Finally, a high-level review of sample size considerations as part of the establishment of a validation testing plan will be provided.
SPEAKER:
Wendy Mach, Consulting Manager, Nelson Labs
Wendy Mach has over 24 years of medical device manufacturing and laboratory experience. She worked in the medical manufacturing environment in Minnesota for seven years, performing ethylene oxide (EO) and gamma radiation sterilization validations. While at the manufacturing site, she also insourced the microbiology tests for sterility assurance and related equipment validation. Wendy also spent four years as a lab supervisor, managing the sterility, microbial limits, bioburden, endotoxin, antimicrobial effectiveness services. In 2004 Wendy moved to Salt Lake City to accept a position in the EO department at Nelson Laboratories and was responsible for sterilization D-value and packaging microbial aerosol challenge studies.
She is a participating member on the Technical Committee ISO/TC 198 Sterilization of Healthcare Products, the subcommittee chairperson for ASTM F02.15 Chemical / Safety Properties, and is a member of the Packaging and Distribution Expert Committee for United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Wendy’s participation on the domestic and international committees allows her to consult with clients to meet the regulatory standards of today – while preparing them to meet the standards of the future.
Maximizing Yield, Minimizing Waste Through Precise Dosing Techniques
07.23.19
NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND
Flexible and reproducible dosing of small amounts of liquids for maximum yield can be achieved with the time-pressure dosing method. It is particularly suited to laboratory and diagnostic applications that must ensure the tiniest volumes of liquid flow quickly, precisely and with repetitive accuracy in your filling machines. This webinar highlights the differences between commonly used industry solutions and the time-pressure dosing method. Learn how the system works, challenges to be aware of and advantages achieved such as: higher yield, minimized installation space, increased process reliability, greater availability, and reduced number of interfaces.
SPEAKERS:
Craig Occhiato
Segment Manager, Microfluidics Division at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
Craig is the resident Industry Expert for the IVD, Genomics, Life & Bio Science industry sectors in the US. With over 25 years’ experience in the field of fluid and liquid handling & control, he previously led the Bürkert USA Engineering team before his move to a global role in Microfluidics.
Christoph Hettinger
System Engineer at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
For over 10 years, Christoph has been a system engineer in the Bürkert Systemhaus and was previously a product engineer for over 20 years with Bürkert. He is a resident expert in designing fluid handling systems mainly in micro applications like IVD, genomics, filling, analytical and medical applications where small amounts of liquids must be handled with high precision.
Flexible and reproducible dosing of small amounts of liquids for maximum yield can be achieved with the time-pressure dosing method. It is particularly suited to laboratory and diagnostic applications that must ensure the tiniest volumes of liquid flow quickly, precisely and with repetitive accuracy in your filling machines. This webinar highlights the differences between commonly used industry solutions and the time-pressure dosing method. Learn how the system works, challenges to be aware of and advantages achieved such as: higher yield, minimized installation space, increased process reliability, greater availability, and reduced number of interfaces.
SPEAKERS:
Craig Occhiato
Segment Manager, Microfluidics Division at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
Craig is the resident Industry Expert for the IVD, Genomics, Life & Bio Science industry sectors in the US. With over 25 years’ experience in the field of fluid and liquid handling & control, he previously led the Bürkert USA Engineering team before his move to a global role in Microfluidics.
Christoph Hettinger
System Engineer at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
For over 10 years, Christoph has been a system engineer in the Bürkert Systemhaus and was previously a product engineer for over 20 years with Bürkert. He is a resident expert in designing fluid handling systems mainly in micro applications like IVD, genomics, filling, analytical and medical applications where small amounts of liquids must be handled with high precision.
5 Methods for Excelling at Cleanroom Manufacturing
07.10.19
NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND
Join Steve Bieszczat, CMO of IQMS/Dassault Systemes to learn how you can excel at cleanroom manufacturing in 2019. Steve will share the latest survey results that IQMS and MAPP have recently generated from a survey of plastics manufacturers. Also provided will be an update on the latest approaches manufacturers are taking to adding digital technologies to improve their shop floor productivity, all related to improving cleanroom manufacturing quality and performance.
SPEAKER:
Steve Bieszczat, CMO, IQMS/Dassault Systems
Steve is responsible for all aspects of IQMS' brand management, demand generation and product marketing. Prior to IQMS, Steve held senior marketing roles at ERP companies Epicor, Activant and CCI-Triad. Steve holds an engineering degree from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Rockhurst.
Join Steve Bieszczat, CMO of IQMS/Dassault Systemes to learn how you can excel at cleanroom manufacturing in 2019. Steve will share the latest survey results that IQMS and MAPP have recently generated from a survey of plastics manufacturers. Also provided will be an update on the latest approaches manufacturers are taking to adding digital technologies to improve their shop floor productivity, all related to improving cleanroom manufacturing quality and performance.
SPEAKER:
Steve Bieszczat, CMO, IQMS/Dassault Systems
Steve is responsible for all aspects of IQMS' brand management, demand generation and product marketing. Prior to IQMS, Steve held senior marketing roles at ERP companies Epicor, Activant and CCI-Triad. Steve holds an engineering degree from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Rockhurst.
