Wyoma "Marie" Semler, always known as Marie, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Avantara Arrowhead Long Term Care Facility in Rapid City, South Dakota, surrounded by her family.
COVID crisis a ‘catapult to medical supply innovation
Becton Dickinson and Co.
Becton Dickinson and Co. supplies a range of medical device systems used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, such as IV pumps, testing equipment and hypodermic needles.
The global pandemic caused companies to redirect resources to deal with the immediate threat of COVID-19, but dealing with the coronavirus also helped spur creativity that will lead to future improvements, according to one research and development leader at Becton, Dickinson and Co. If we look at the last 12 to 18 months, the pandemic has really fundamentally changed the future of health care in this nation, Jim Semler said May 5 during his keynote presentation as part of the Healthcare Elastomers Conference organized by
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio The global pandemic caused companies to redirect resources to deal with the immediate threat of COVID-19.
But dealing with the coronavirus also helped spur creativity that will lead to future improvements, according to one research and development leader at Becton, Dickinson and Co., a medical products and technology company. If we look at the last 12 to 18 months, the pandemic has really fundamentally changed the future of health care in this nation, Jim Semler said May 5 during his keynote presentation as part of the Healthcare Elastomers Conference organized by
Rubber & Plastics News. COVID-19 fundamentally changed business, said Semler, R&D director of the Materials Science and Engineering Center of Excellence in the Medication Delivery Solutions business unit at BD.
Bill Betten gives a presentation at the 2019 Healthcare Elastomers Conference.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio Registration remains open for the virtual Healthcare Elastomers Conference, which runs opens Tuesday and runs through Thursday.
The conference, organized by
Rubber & Plastics News with sponsorship from Wacker and Elmet, is intended to highlight new technologies, trends, and ideas driving elastomer design and function within the medical market.
Max Kley, president and CEO of Freudenberg Medical, will kick off the three-day event at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday with a keynote presentation titled Managing in Medical: The Challenges and Opportunities Ahead.
Jim Semler, R&D director at Becton Dickinson s Material Science & Engineering Center of Excellence, will give the keynote presentation Wednesday morning, focusing on emerging innovations and solutions for medical device manufacturing.