Sun, Sand and Medtech

It’s Business First as the Medical Device Industry Gathers for the Fourth Annual Medical Device Puerto Rico Exhibition and Conference

By MPO Staff

Event organizers reported record turnout for last year’s Medical Device Puerto Rico Exhibition and Conference. As in years past, the 2008 event will attract medtech professionals from around the world. Photo courtesy of Reed Life Sciences.

The medical device industry returns to the sunny Caribbean for the fourth annual Medical Device Puerto Rico exhibition and conference Feb. 14-15 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan.

Medical Device Puerto Rico, which is held along with Interphex Puerto Rico and Supply Chain & Logistics Puerto Rico, attracted nearly 1,300 industry professionals in 2007, a 20% increase compared to the previous year. The show’s planners are expecting continued growth for this year’s event. All three programs brought almost 8,000 exhibitor personnel, attendees and conferees to the 113-acre waterfront complex. For 2008, 100 exhibitors (up from 86 last year) are slated for Medical Device Puerto Rico and  more than 500 across all three shows.

Once again sponsored by Medical Product Outsourcing and hosted by Reed Life Sciences, this year’s conference will include an in-depth look at the latest regulatory issues, manufacturing technologies and industry trends. The exhibition hall, meanwhile, will showcase the latest in new technologies, equipment, raw materials and services. The conference program will be broken into three tracks: regulatory issues; manufacturing excellence; and continuous improvement training.

The regulatory track will cover subjects such as CAPA violations, quality system compliance, managing FDA inspections and agency enforcement activity, FDA goals for 2008, and information technology compliance in the medical device industry.

The manufacturing track will provide insight on topics such as knowledge management, the use of lasers in manufacturing, a micro-molding case study, root cause analysis and combination products.

The continuous improvement training sessions address subjects including the role of manufacturing in the design process excellence, achieving operational excellence, process improvement and workplace creativity and innovation.

Plus, each day includes a keynote address. Thursday’s presentation will address the future of life sciences in Puerto Rico. On Friday, success models and manufacturing benchmarking will be the keynote topic.

Along with the vast number of educational opportunities available at the shows, networking will play a large role in this annual event, providing the opportunity to enhance existing business relationships as well as foster new ones. From a “Fiesta Hour” and a Valentine’s Day gala reception to cocktail receptions, luncheons and even a golf tournament, attendees will have ample time to meet new contacts and circulate with industry colleagues and business leaders.

For more information on the event, visit  www.medicaldevicepuertorico.com.

Following is a list of companies that will exhibit their products and services at Medical Device Puerto Rico:

Adept Technology
AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.
Alloyd Brands
Apple Rubber Products
Applied Cybernetics
AppTec     
Atlas Vac Machine, Div of Planet Products
ATS Automation Tooling System
AutoMotion Technologies
Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
Bunting, Earls & Associates, Inc.
C-Axis PR, Inc.
Classic Industries Inc.
Cook Spring Company, Inc.
Da/Pro Rubber, Inc.
DuPont Company
Epson Robots
EtQ Inc.
Flexible Packaging
Fluortek
Fox IV Technologies, Inc.
Frigel North America, Inc.
GSI Group Laser Division     
Hanwha Machinery America     
Helix Medical, LLC     
Henkel Corporation (Loctite)     
Hobson & Motzer Inc.     
Industrial Motion Control, LLC     
Joining Technologies     
Lasag Industrial Lasers     
Lee Spring Company     
Mark-10 Force Measurement     
Martech Medical Products/Point Medical
Mazak Corporation     
Medical Design Magazine     
Medical Design Technology     
Medical Product Outsourcing
Medtech Puerto Rico, Inc.     
Meier Tool & Engineering Inc.     
Metal Machining Co. Inc.     
Micro Medical Technologies     
Mikron Assembly Technology     
MITSUBISHI/MC Machinery Systems
Mitutoyo America Corporation     
Nolato Medical Rubber AB     
Nypro Healthcare     
Optical Gaging Products, Inc.
Optinova Ab     
OSECO, Inc.     
Pace Analytical Life Sciences     
Penn United Technologies, Inc.     
Perlen Converting, LLC     
Pharmaceutical Processing     
Pilgrim Software, Inc.     
Preco, Inc.     
Prent Corporation     
Prestige Mold, Inc.     
Promed Molded Products, Inc.     
Puerto Rico Technoeconomic Corridor
Q Source Inc.     
S-T Industries, Inc.     
Sandvik Coromant Co.     
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical
Electronics Co., Ltd.
Sortimat Technology     
Specialty Silicone Fabricators, Inc.     
Star CNC Machine Tool Corp.     
Sunlite Plastics, Inc.     
Synovis Caribe, Inc.     
Taiwan Trade Center Miami     
Telesis Technologies, Inc.     
Tornos     
TOX-Pressotechnik, LLC     
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions     
TRUMPF, Inc.     
VertMarkets, Inc.     
Vision Engineering Inc.     
Working Words, Inc.
Zeus, Inc.