Our editor Laura Hughes highlights her five must-read articles for this week.
1. Medtronic announces partnership following ventilator open source initiative
Foxconn Industrial Internet, a business group within Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn), has successfully completed the necessary regulatory and quality requirements in order to begin manufacturing Medtronic Puritan Bennett 560 (PB560) ventilators for Medtronic in the United States.
2. New test claims to measure protective immunity to Covid-19
Diagnostic testing lab franchise, ARCpoint Labs, has announced a collaboration with Ethos Laboratories, in order to bring a brand new test to market that measures protective immunity to Covid-19.
3. Chemical company announces static-reducing functional plastic compounds for use in drug delivery devices
Clariant Plastics & Coatings Healthcare Polymer Solutions has launched static-reducing functional plastic compounds, which are able to increase dose reliability when used in drug delivery devices.
4. Manufacturer receives national group purchasing agreement
Adhezion Biomedical has been awarded a national group purchasing agreement with Premier.
5. Intertronics announces small handheld plasma treatment device for plastic surfaces
The medical device, Piezobrush PZ3, which has been launched by adhesives specialist, Intertronics, uses cold atmospheric pressure plasma for the surface treatment of plastics.