Seminar to Help Manufacturers Accelerate the Process of Bringing Reusable Medical Devices to Market

Online, April 6, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Medical product manufacturers can learn how to accelerate the process of bringing their reusable devices to market in a day-long seminar on May 3, 2011, in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Titled "Bringing Your Reusable Device To Market: Just Because Your Device Lasts Forever Doesn't Mean The Process of Bringing It To Market Has To," the seminar will provide an extensive look at the process of introducing such products and help manufacturers answer critical questions such as: "What is required?"; "How much will it cost?"; and "How long will it take?"

The seminar will cover the product introduction process from manufacture of the sterilization tray to the testing that's required for regulator submittal. Presentations will include:
• Flushing It Out: New Analytical Methods of Testing on Protein, Hemoglobin, and Carbohydrate
• Don't Get Stuck in a Groove: Cleaning Validations Using Microbial Methods
• What is the Good in Good Laboratory Practices (GLP): Understanding the Process
• Packaging Your Idea Into Reality: A Look at the Process of Tray Manufacturing
• One Cycle, Two Cycle, Three Cycle, More?: Sterilization of Your Reusable Devices

The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with registration and a complimentary continental breakfast starting at 8 a.m. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at the MIT Endicott House, 80 Haven Street, Dedham, Massachusetts. The cost is $149 per person and it includes breakfast, lunch, and workshop handouts.

The seminar is sponsored by Microtest Laboratories, a leader in testing services and contract manufacturing for the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries.

To register, contact Julie Adamski at 413-786-1680, toll-free at 800-631-1680, or at [email protected].

About Microtest Laboratories
Microtest Laboratories is a leader in testing services and contract manufacturing for the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Based in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA, the company provides expertise and flexible processes that enhance product safety and security, accelerate time to market, and minimize supply chain disruption. For more information, visit http://www.microtestlabs.com or call 1-413-786-1680 or toll-free 1-800-631-1680. Follow Microtest Laboratories on Twitter @MicrotestLabs at http://twitter.com/MicrotestLabs.