Medical Devices
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R&D Press Conference on June 21, 2016
Researching into new solutions:
In the Medical Devices Project House in Birmingham (Alabama, USA) Evonik is developing improved materials for medical devices. The photo shows an employee filling an extruder with polymer granulate.
Medical Devices - Researching into new Solutions (jpg, 114 KB)
Development of new polymer systems:
Small test strips are prepared to perform the first mechanical tests on new polymer systems in Evonik’s Medical Devices Project House.
Medical Devices - Development of new Polymer Systems (jpg, 108 KB)
From granulate to implant:
Evonik develops polymers with targeted application properties. Manufacturers of medical devices use these to produce implants such as screws.
Medical Devices - From Granulate to Implant (jpg, 160 KB)
Evonik’s eleventh Project House:
In the Medical Devices Project House in Birmingham (Alabama, USA) more than 20 Evonik employees research new system solutions for medical devices, particularly for applications in implant technology. Project houses are research facilities with a deliberately limited lifespan. They are part of Creavis, Evonik’s strategic innovation unit.
Evonik’s eleventh Project House: Medical Devices in Birmingham (Alabama, USA) (jpg, 247 KB)