PROGRAMME AVAILABLE - MedPharmPlast Europe conference on 4 - 5 July 2018 in Lyon

10:00 – 10:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:30 – 10:45

Welcome - James Stern, President MedPharmPlast Europe

10:45 – 11:45

Changes to the ISO 10993 - Thor Rollins, ISO 10993 Committee

11:45 – 12:00

Short Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:45

Selection of Raw Material for Risk Reduction – Part 1

Launch of new guideline (VDI) for medical grade plastics - Stefan Roth, VDI Committee, Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences

12:45 – 13:45

Networking Lunch

13:45 – 14:45

Selection of Raw Material for Risk Reduction – Part 2

• Managing Risk and Consistency in the Raw Material Supply Chain – a case study - Nicholas Berendt, Sealed Air
• Regulatory Updates on Developments in EUP/ USP - Frank De Smedt, Nelson Labs

14:45– 15:15

Networking Coffee

15:15 – 16:15

Toxicological Assessment of Extractables & Leachables

• General Principles - Aurélien Bignon, Biom Advice (tbc)
• Case Study - Pascale Van Hoydonck, Terumo

16:15 – 16 :45

MedPharmPlast Europe – Your Voice in Brussels - James Stern

16:45 – 17:00

Wrap-up & Closing

17:00 – 18:30

Networking Drinks

08:30 – 09:15

Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:15 – 10:00

Biocompatibility - Thor Rollins, ISO 10993 Committee

10:00 – 10:30

Development of an in-vitro testing battery to assess biocompatibility of medical devices - Elisabeth Mertl, OFI Technologie & Innovation GmbH

10:30 – 11:00

Networking Coffee

11:00 – 11:30

Implementation of the Medical Device Regulation: View of the Medical Device Producers - Nathalie Buijs, MedTech Europe (tbc)

11:30 – 12:15

Sustainability Issues in the Plastics Industry

• EU Plastics Strategy/Toxic Free Environment Strategy - Silvia Freni Sterrantino, EuPC
• View from the industry - Christian Meusinger, Nemera

12:15 – 12:30

Wrap-up & Closing