KEYNOTE: Industry Overview: Highlighting the key factors that are shaping both the medical device manufacturing and polymer producing industries to identify future growth and investment opportunities

Date: September 11, 2012

Time: 9:00 am

Track: Market Trends and Opportunities

• Analyzing geographic and economic trends in the uptake of medical devices worldwide to advise growth strategies
• Finding growth opportunities in an uncertain economic and political climate: Determining why medical device manufacturers are increasingly turning to plastics to improve their competitiveness
• Reflecting how trends in healthcare and consumer behavior continue to impact demand for new and innovative resins and medical products
• Understanding the current pressures which face polymer suppliers including the rising cost of raw materials and the resulting lower profit margins
• Identifying inefficiencies in the supply chain and understanding how improved collaboration between both industries can help to overcome regulatory barriers and drive innovation forward
• Examining the latest developments to realize what is now possible in terms of materials and devices through advancements in technology

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