Press Releases

03.12.2019

Components for digitalization: COMPAMED 2019 successfully brought component and device manufacturers together

COMPAMED, which once again took place in synergy with the MEDICA medical trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, demonstrated the demand for components for digitalized and mobile medical devices for diagnostics and therapy.  
30.10.2019

Smart lasers open up new applications and are the “tool of choice” in digitalization

In October 2019, the annual expert meeting LaserForum was hosted by TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH in Ditzingen. The presentations and discussions focused on smart laser-based production processes and systems and new applications with laser systems.
21.10.2019

ΣYSTEMS INTEGRATION 2019: Microfluidics has successfully outgrown its infancy – now the focus is on standardization, system integration and process optimization.

Microfluidics plays an increasingly important role in industry and in applications for everyday life. At the conference "Systems Integration" on October 9, 2019, leading European microfluidics experts met at Microsystems (UK) in England discussing the topic "Microfluidics in Industry and Life".
11.10.2019

IVAM product market at the COMPAMED 2019: No digitalization in medical technology without microtechnologies

The demand for miniaturization of medical components continues to grow rapidly. The marketplace "Hightech for Medical Devices", initiated by the IVAM Microtechnology Network, is the largest joint booth of COMPAMED with 55 exhibitors.  On display are miniaturized components and high-tech microelectronics, intelligent sensors , 3D printing, RFID technologies, high-precision tools and functional coatings as well as microfluidic processes.
09.10.2019

Can data protection slow down companies and technologies? Microtechnology experts think so.

For small companies and start-ups, regulations often mean that they have to invest more time and money in their implementation than they have provided for. The IVAM Microtechnology Network has asked selected members whether this also applies to the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
14.08.2019

LaserForum 2019 at TRUMPF focuses on smart lasers for intelligent production

The annual expert meeting "LaserForum", initiated by the IVAM Microtechnology Network, will take place on October 15, 2019 at TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik in Ditzingen, Germany, on the topic "Smart Lasers for Intelligent Production".
26.07.2019

ΣYSTEMS INTEGRATION in England focuses on the role of microfluidics in industry and applications in everyday life

On October 9, 2019, the symposium in Manchester will be devoted to the topic "Microfluidics in Industry and Life". Since 2008, the event series ΣYSTEMS INTEGRATION of the IVAM Microtechnology Network has regularly offered manufacturers and users the opportunity to exchange information on the intelligent use of microtechnologies.
17.07.2019

COMPAMED Innovation Forum: Sensors are the key to tomorrow's digital hospital world!

The COMPAMED Innovation Forum on July 10 at the Helios Klinikum in Krefeld focused on high-tech solutions for hospitals. Under a new concept, this year's forum brought the manufacturers and developers of technical solutions directly into dialogue with the users of the end products.
05.07.2019

Artificial intelligence offers great opportunities and challenges for SMEs

The IVAM business forum "Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning, Deep Learning - Benefits and Importance for companies" brought leading experts together to illuminate the topic of artificial intelligence from many sides. The presenter of the event, IVAM Advisory Council member Gottfried Dutiné, who had also prepared the content of the sessions, emphasized in his introductory words the significance of this technology for the future of Germany as a leading industrial nation.
03.06.2019

IVAM joint booth draws interest: Successful debut for manufacturers of microtechnology components at CMEF in Shanghai

The IVAM Microtechnology Network attended the CMEF, China International Medical Equipment Fair, in Shanghai for the first time with a joint booth in mid-May to support suppliers of medical equipment to enter the market in China. The exhibiting companies were highly satisfied with the course of the fair which is considered to be the largest medical technology exhibition in China.  
30.04.2019

COMPAMED Innovation Forum brings together users and developers of high-tech medical technology for hospitals

In medical practice, increasingly powerful, smart and reliable high-tech solutions are needed. The upcoming event on July 10, 2019 at Helios Klinikum Krefeld therefore focuses on "High-Tech in Hospitals".
17.04.2019

IVAM Business Forum "Artificial Intelligence" explains the benefits and importance of artificial intelligence for business

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning are highly relevant for companies. Whether in logistics, in production, in retail, in sales and marketing, in customer service or even in the financial sector. Companies that have not yet dealt with these technologies are in danger of losing their viability and competitiveness soon.
12.04.2019

Microtechnology industry confident: positive economic development and market trends to continue

The results of the survey the IVAM Microtechnology Network carried out in February and March do not predict a major departure from the positive economic development of recent years. The majority of European companies have raised turnover and staff in 2018 and expect a further increase throughout the next few years. 
08.04.2019

IVAM Microtechnology Network: personnel changes after board elections

The five members of the IVAM board are now Dr. Lutz Aschke as Chairman, Dominique Bouwes as Deputy Chairwoman, Matthias Lorenz, Bärbel Schilling and Dr. Hans van den Vlekkert. 
05.04.2019

Successful title defense: FRT wins 11th IVAM Marketing Prize

FRT GmbH from Bergisch Gladbach has once again won the IVAM Marketing Prize. The company has been awarded the 11th IVAM Marketing Prize in Dortmund on April 4 at the evening reception of the one-day-conference High-Tech Summit in Dortmund, thus successfully defending the award for innovative and creative high-tech marketing.
02.04.2019

First joint booth at the CMEF: IVAM supports medical technology suppliers entering the Chinese market

 For the first time, the IVAM Microtechnology Network will be presenting a joint booth for international high-tech suppliers at the  CMEF in Shanghai, thereby opening up the opportunity for companies to set foot in the Chinese medical technology market.  
26.03.2019

Brexit uncertainty dampens mood of European microtechnology industry

The microtechnology industry in Europe expects virtually no positive impulses from Brexit, neither for the industry nor for individual businesses. The results of a survey conducted by the IVAM Microtechnology Network shortly before the exit date more than anything else reflect the uncertainty about the future economic relations between Great Britain and the European Union after Brexit.
18.03.2019

Three finalists for the 11th IVAM Marketing Prize

The jury, consisting of experts in the fields of microtechnology and marketing, assessed the applications and nominated three finalists – in relation to company size and budget: Ebnet Medical GmbH, FRT GmbH and Micro MIM Japan have chances for the title 2019.
15.03.2019

High-precision solutions for optics, electronics and mechanics: successful debut for microtechnologies at the W3 Fair+Convention

The network fair W3 Fair + Convention is the annual meeting place for experts in the optics hub of Wetzlar, Germany. The special exhibition area "Microtechnologies for Optical Devices" showed solutions for applications in the fields of optics, electronics and mechanics.