Conference Day 2

Conference - Thursday 26 September 2024

Time Agenda
08.30 - 09.30 Breakfast Briefing, hosted by Stratasys
Theme: Accelerating medical device development with anatomical phantoms and detailed manufacturing aids
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10.30 - 12.15 *Women in MedTech Forum*
Chair: Fiona Neary, Innovation Start up Manager, University of Galway See speaker biography
Breaking Barriers
Lisa Casserly, Senior HR Generalist, Zimmer Biomet Ltd See speaker biography
My journey: Navigating the waves, globally
Stela Burgess, Scientific and Technical Ops Associate Director, Abbott See speaker biography
Importance of Balancing Optimism and Realism For Women in MedTech: The unique challenges and opportunities faced by women that make this balance particularly valuable
Aoife Plekker, Manager R&D/Process DVL Engineering, Medical Business Unit, TE Connectivity Ireland See speaker biography
Broadening Career Horizons with Cross-Functional Expertise
Patricia Carson, Staff Scientist II – Systems Validation & User Experience Design (UXD), Becton Dickinson See speaker biography
Hilary Barrett, R&D Program Lead, Device Engineering Team, Becton Dickinson See speaker biography
12.15 - 12.45 REFRESHMENT BREAK
12.45 - 13.15 Vision lead Catheter Innovation: Shaping Future of Catheter Design with Advanced Imaging
Damian Carr, Founder, Eyedea MedTech Education See speaker biography
13.15 - 13.35 Spring Contacts in MedTech: Bridging Innovation and Reliability
Markus Vogel, General Manager, FIXTEST See speaker biography
13.35 - 13.55 New developments in carbon footprint reduction and best practice approach for medical applications
Andreas Hellmann, Manager, STÜKEN MEDICAL, Hubert Stüken GmbH & Co. KG See speaker biography
14.00 - 14.20 Common Challenges and Best Practices for Hydrophilic Coating
Kevin Guenther, Senior Director of Method Development, Harland Medical See speaker biography
14.20 - 14.40 Future Proof Your Supply Chain: X-ray Sterilization Processing
Hervé Michel, Director, Radiation Technology EMEA-APAC, STERIS AST See speaker biography
14.40 - 15.00 Low Friction Compounds for Medical Devices
Ananya Ghosh, Senior Application Development Engineer, Foster Corporation (MedNet GmbH) See speaker biography
15.00 - 15.20 Do I need to use PTFE as my catheter liner? Are there other options available.
Brendan Geraghty, Engineering Manager, Spectrum See speaker biography
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