"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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@TekniPlex launches medical business to better serve OEMs; supplies high-value components, materials and solutions previously provided individually by its Colorite, Natvar and Dunn businesses https://t.co/5dvbi99Hyf
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 https://t.co/aYYIHt942k
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 https://t.co/v89ZCVHcYR
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 https://t.co/ZhesgftNHa
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 https://t.co/SCJc9DmiCe
Researchers at Ireland's Athlone Institute of Technology developing high-volume process combining injection molding and 3D printing to mass produce personalized medicine https://t.co/5aoP63Gx5e
#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 https://t.co/5GQwL1LpRO
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 https://t.co/cK9E5vKkBe
This is the cycle:
-Mass shooting
-@GOP thoughts and prayers
-Shouts of “Do something!”
-Republicans vow to consider new laws
-@NRA opposes new laws
-Time passes
-People forget
-Next mass shooting
-Rinse. Repeat.
Break the cycle. Don’t let up. Keep calling your senators.