Newsletter | February 26, 2026

02.26.26 -- The Future Of Smart Manufacturing

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Webinar: Demystifying AI In Modern MedTech

Discover how Battelle is helping MedTech teams turn AI potential into compliant, validated medical devices. In this practical, example-driven webinar, Technical Fellow Justin Sanchez and industry experts share real-world strategies to accelerate development while maintaining safety, reliability, and regulatory alignment. Gain a clear, accessible understanding of how AI delivers value across modern medical device development workflows, product lifecycles, and commercialization strategies. Click here to learn more.

FEATURED EDITORIAL

Accelerating Clinical Innovation With Open-Source Medical Platforms

By Aaron Timm, Openwater

Openwater CEO Aaron Timm shares how open source can reduce the cost of technology and extend its reach to more hospitals, researchers, and patients.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Managing PFAS Uncertainty: What Medical Device Teams Can Do Today

Article | Battelle

Success requires mapping material dependencies, addressing unintentional exposure, and documenting a defensible rationale for functional materials to ensure supply chain resilience and patient safety.

The Future Of MES Is Composability

Article | Tulip

Explore a no-code, cutting-edge MES that transforms modern manufacturing and has unique advantages, which are essential for streamlining operations and boosting efficiency.

Challenges In Developing Animal-Based Biomaterial Medical Devices In China

White Paper | dsm-firmenich

Bovine collagen, valued for biocompatibility and versatility, is gaining attention for medical devices in China as regulatory barriers ease, though safety assurances remain crucial.

RESOURCES

Engineering Partnerships: From Design To Manufacturing

Medbio

Droplet Generation With The Disc Pump Development Kit

The Lee Company

PolyPeel Peelable Polyester Heat Shrink Tubing

Nordson MEDICAL

Medical Product Development And Optimization

Secant Group & Polyzen, part of the Solesis family of companies

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