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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
When engineers save lives – On November 30 the NIT Northern Institute of Technology Management is providing insights into the dynamic and constantly growing medical technology industry. Starting at 5.30 p.m., NIT CEO Verena Fritzsche is inviting visitors to attend the Medical Technology Evening on the campus of the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). Expert lectures by Professor Michael Morlock of the TUHH and Dr. Stefan Uhrlandt of Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH await the audience. The event is free of charge.
Medical technology includes all manner of technical devices used in the medical field – from artificial legs to MRI scanners. It combines expertise from the field of engineering and the medical know-how of physicians and nursing personnel. The aim is to improve diagnostics, therapy and quality of life for sick or healthy people. Medical technology is now one of Germany’s most successful industries, with around 125,000 people employed by about 1,200 companies. The German medical technology industry’s annual global sales amount to around €25.19 billion.
Professor Michael Morlock is head of the institute for biomechanics at TUHH and one of the directors of the Hamburg Medical Technology Research Center founded in 2013 by the Hamburg University of Technology and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. Professor Morlock, a specialist in biomechanics, will talk about the development of implants and endoprostheses. He will also deal with the industry’s swift pace and innovative strength. Every other product is less than three years old. High expectations and pressure on prices lead to new prosthetic devices being launched in the market before sufficient clinical experience has been gained. Professor Morlock reveals the problems to which this leads and the measures that he recommends.
Dr. Stefan Uhrlandt is Group Director of Research & Development at Johnson & Johnson Medical, which ranks alongside Dräger Medical, Olympus, and Philips Medical Systems as one of the industry’s largest players. The industry is strongly export-oriented. Exports account for well over 60 percent of its business. In his presentation Dr. Uhrlandt will deal with the Chinese market. He will report on the experience that he and his colleagues gained there. Which challenges did Johnson & Johnson Medical face? What mistakes did it make and what has the company learned from them? Which innovations were successful? Uhrlandt explains why China is “different.” He will also reveal why his company decided to launch a product specially developed for China in the United States and Europe too – and whether it was a success.
NIT Medical Technology Evening, November 30, 2015, 5.30 p.m., NIT, TUHH Campus Building F.
Registration: jana.maslonka@nithh.de
Free admission
Information on participating / attending:
Free admission, Registration: jana.maslonka@nithh.de
Date:
11/30/2015 17:30 - 11/30/2015 20:00
Registration deadline:
11/20/2015
Event venue:
NIT, TUHH-Campus Gebäude F
Kasernenstraße 12
21073 Hamburg
21073 Hamburg
Hamburg
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Materials sciences, Medicine
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
10/23/2015
Sender/author:
Alina Gruhn
Department:
Marketing & PR
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event52393
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