Education Initiative: Student Education Initiative to Empower Next Generation of MedTech Engineers

Building on more than four decades of collaboration, Qosina and Informa Markets has launched a new Student Education Initiative designed to...

Product Demonstration: Live Demonstrations Showcase Heat Sealing Processes

MD&M West attendees can visit PackworldUSA at booth 3426 to see live sealing demonstrations and discuss ways to optimize heat sealing processes with the...

MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management Drives Quality, Uptime, and Efficiency

On the final day of MD&M West 2026, Rene Zoelfl, global industry advisor, medtech at PTC, explores how companies are...

Product Launch: Micro Component Group Unveils 2026 Application-Led PCE Agenda

In a year when engineering teams are being asked to deliver smaller, smarter and faster products under tighter cost and regulatory pressure, the Micro Component...

Product Demonstration: Explore Current Light-Curing Technologies, Adhesives, and Equipment

Dymax is highlighting light-curable, CMR- and TPO-free adhesives developed for medical device assembly, including products used for bonding,...

Product Launch: Extrusion Crosshead Allows for Disassembly with a Single Turn

Guill Tool & Engineering has launched the Unicam™️ extrusion crosshead, a combination of the company’s Single-Point™️ concentricity adjustment...

Product Demonstration: Helping Medical OEMs De-Risk Miniaturization and Scale Micro Parts

Accumold returns to MD&M West 2026, focusing on how micro molding is increasingly central to innovation for medtech OEMs. Whether the goal is...

MD&M West Keynote: Disrupting the Status Quo: Are We Innovating or Just Iterating?

In this keynote kicking off day 2 of MD&M West, the panel examines whether the medtech industry is disrupting the status quo through innovation or rather...

Exhibitor Presentation: Avient Expands Portfolio of Healthcare Material Solutions

Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, returns to MD&M West this week as both an exhibitor and presenter. The company will highlight its...

Product Demonstration: Critical Manufacturing to Showcase AI-ready Manufacturing Operations Platform

Critical Manufacturing will demonstrate how manufacturers can move beyond digital transformation concepts and apply them in real...

Product Demonstration: Indium Corp. to Feature Precision Gold Solder Solutions at MD&M West

Indium Corporation is featuring its high-reliability AuLTRA® MediPro gold solder solutions at MD&M West. The MediPro is a family of...

MD&M West Keynote: AI Without the Hype: Real Results in Manufacturing

Everyone’s talking about AI. Few are actually producing more units because of it. In her keynote, Guidewheel CEO Lauren Dunford shows how leading manufacturers are...

Product of the Month

See the product of the month: SABIC's LNP™ and EXTEM™ thermoplastic resin grades engineered for compact medical components requiring high thermal and electrical performance.

From Consensus Oncology to Individualized Biology

While a breakthrough may someday arrive, betting everything on a single answer overlooks what is already within reach. The real opportunity lies at the intersection of biology, technology, artificial intelligence, and drugs working synergistically together, not as isolated components. Read on to learn more.

Medical Podcasts

Listen to the newest medical podcasts, including one on ensuring safety when materials or processes change; one on how advanced manufacturing using techniques such as automation and AI is streamlining production processes in the medical device industry; one on exploring how 3D printing is transforming the design and production of medical devices; and more.

Retina-Mimicking Eye Phantom Replicates Human Retinal Structures

A retina-mimicking eye phantom replicates the structural layers and micro-vascular network of the human retina. The innovation, developed by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, provides a new reference for objectively evaluating and calibrating ophthalmic imaging devices, paving the way for more accurate and reliable diagnosis of retinal diseases. Read on to learn more.

Product Focus: Sensors

See where the product focus is this month: Sensors.

New Products and Services

See the new products and services, including an AI-driven platform for preparing global medtech regulatory submissions from Pure Global; a collaborative commercial strategy platform for biopharma launches from Nmblr; safety syringes and companion reusable autoinjectors from Owen Mumford; and more.

Shrinking Materials Hold Big Potential for Smart Devices

Wearable electronics could be more wearable, according to a research team at Penn State. The researchers developed a scalable, versatile approach to designing and fabricating wireless, Internet-enabled electronic systems that can better adapt to 3D surfaces. Read on to learn more.

Center to Develop Wearable Ultrasound Imaging for Real-Time Monitoring of Chronic Conditions

The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology has launched a new collaborative research project — Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care (WITEC). Read on to learn more about it.

Breakthrough Surgical Device Makes Hip Arthroscopy Safer

There’s a new tool in the hands of surgeons making waves through the world of hip arthroscopy. Jacob Segil, a research professor at CU Boulder, collaborated with Dr. Omer Mei Dan from the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine to create a redesigned surgical instrument called the CAP-LIFT cannula. Read on to learn more.

From Tariffs to Tactics: How Medtech Firms Are Adapting

"Few issues test the operational discipline of medtech companies quite like trade policy volatility. Tariffs are not new to this industry, but the pace and scale of recent changes have elevated them from a background risk to a strategic concern." Read on to learn Editor and Director of Medical Content Sherrie Trigg's opinion on the matter.

Highly Sensitive Wearable Pressure Sensors Inspired by Cat Whiskers

This bioinspired design marks a significant step toward development of eco-friendly and highly sensitive wearable sensors, with broad potential in sports analytics and biomedical monitoring. Read on to learn more.

High-Tech Imaging in Scattering Media for Medical Applications

The OASYS project aims to develop compact, energy-efficient, and highly integrated optoelectronic sensor components for applications in the life sciences and smart manufacturing. The project concentrates on two main research areas: MEMS-based hyper-spectral imaging for industrial and agricultural use, and high-resolution optical techniques for the life sciences, with a particular focus on imaging in scattering media.

Designing Peristaltic Tubing for Continuous Bioprocessing Reliability

Continuous bioprocessing places unprecedented demands on peristaltic pump tubing. Long cycle times, regulatory expectations, and sensitivity to flow variability mean that tubing can no longer be treated as a short-term consumable. Read on to learn more.

Where CAM and Additive Meet, Improving Medical Manufacturing Efficiency

Additive manufacturing (AM) has been adopted in the medical industry due to advantages over conventional subtractive machining. Read on to learn more.

Force Measurement, Material Testing for Critical Orthopedic Components

Ensuring accuracy by force measurement and material testing is a necessary requirement in most every industry, especially orthopedic and medical parts manufacturing where the highest quality control is crucial. Read on to learn more.