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The Swiss Medical Technology Industry 2010 Report - "MedTech at the Crossroads"

The Swiss Medical Technology Report 2010 has been published and was presented at a media conference in Zurich.
Please also read the newsmessage "Swiss Medical Technology Industry Survey" from August 23 and "MC in the media" from August 26.

The report can be ordered in the new Online Shop.

[MEET THE EXPERT]

The third [MEET THE EXPERT] event of the year will take place September 14/15 in Solothurn on the topic Medical Manufacturing.

The two-day seminar is a platform for exchange of information for experts in the field of medical manufacturing. Producers and distributors talk about framework conditions entailed by new regulatory requirements and the consequences for the collaboration with external suppliers. The examples from day-to-day practice illustrate how supplying companies successfully cope with continuously stricter requirements in the field of medical technology and how they turn them into opportunities.

Further information about the event and the application procedure as well as a program can be found on the page [MEET THE EXPERT] September 14/15, 2010.

Medical Cluster Award 2010

For the first time three outstanding degree papers in the field of medical technology were honoured with a Medical Cluster Award.
The graduation ceremony at the Bern University of Applied Sciences was the start of this years award ceremony. Markus Büttler received the Medical Cluster Award for the best master thesis in medical technology management.
Two more awards were given on the occasion of the Biomedical Engineering Day of the University of Bern. Andreas Wüthrich and Dr. Flurin Pfiffner were awarded for their master thesis and doctoral thesis respectively.

Please also read the news about the event and the article published in "Schweizer Maschinenmarkt" by Anne Richter.

More information can be found on the page MC Award - Award 2010.

Continuing education in medical technology and medical informatics

The Medical Cluster offers continuously new courses in collaboration with the Bern University of Applied Sciences.

Starting April 30, 2010:

Medizinische Grundlagen
Grundlagen der Informatik

Starting June 4, 2010:

Requirement & System Engineering
Produktentwicklung in der Medizintechnik

Starting October 29, 2010:

Projektmanagement
Methodik in der Forschung
Validieren & Qualifizieren bei der Herstellung von Implantaten
Validieren & Qualifizieren von Klinikinformationssystemen

Starting November 19, 2010:

Design, Ergonomie und Schulung von Medizintechnik-Produkten

Starting January 21, 2011:

Design, Ergonomie und Schulung von Softwareprodukten in der Medizin

The courses take place at the Bern University of Applied Sciences on Friday afternoons and on several Saturdays.

Further information can be found on the page Continuing Education.

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