BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it formed the Sustainable Medical Technology Institute to focus on its environmental impact. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based BD’s Sustainable Medical Technology Institute will bring together the company’s researchers and engineers along with quality, regulatory, policy and operational expertise to focus on reducing the environmental impact of its product portfolio. According […]
Climate change
How medtech is tackling supply chain challenges
Join us at DeviceTalks Boston on May 10-11 to hear how medical device companies are propping open supply lines and ensuring a steady flow of products to customers in a constantly changing world. Sharing best practices is more important than ever because supply chain challenges aren’t expected to diminish post-pandemic. That’s because superstorms, fires, droughts and other extreme […]
The top 5 medtech news stories of 2021
The past year saw significant changes in the medtech space. Our editorial team picked their top stories. The lingering COVID-19 pandemic was top of mind in 2021, but there was much more going on in the medical device industry. The Life Sciences editorial team here at WTWH Media discussed their top picks during the December […]
Philips wants its suppliers to get serious about climate change
Philips (NYSE: PHG) wants at least half of its supply purchasing to come from companies that commit to science-based targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. The health technology company said yesterday that the initiative would be seven times more impactful than Philips’ own carbon dioxide emission reductions. The move comes as medical device […]
Climate change a medical emergency, experts say
(Reuters) — The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of gains in development and global health, experts warned today. Extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves bring rising risks of infectious diseases, poor nutrition and stress, the specialists said, while polluted cities […]
