Rematec: Fraunhofer Research Shows Global Warming Impact Cut in Half by Using Remanufactured as an Alternative to a Newly-Manufactured Catheter
Healthcare as an industry is particularly wasteful and toxic. A study, conducted by Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT, which was published in Sustainability, is the first comprehensive LCA exploring the environmental impact
Fraunhofer Institute Investigates the Restoration of Medical Devices
Many medical devices that have only been approved by the manufacturer for a single use contain plastics, for example electrophysiology catheters (cardiac catheters). A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology
Fraunhofer IWKS and IRED Institute: New platform aims to promote the recycling of medical products
So far, only a few medical products have been recycled in terms of material recovery. The previous processes are mostly based on a purely thermal treatment in household waste incineration. The metallic residues are only sorted to
Promoting a Circular and Affordable Health Care System in Europe
Join us on Thursday 11 March 2021 from 16:00 to 17:30 CET for a webinar organised by the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) with Fraunhofer-Institute UMSICHT as keynote speaker. Hospitals are not yet fully
Fierce Healthcare: Hospitals Could Lose Between $53B and $122B This Year Due to Pandemic
Hospitals could lose between $53 billion and $122 billion due to the lingering effects of COVID-19, depending on the speed of vaccine distribution and complete recovery of patient volumes, according to a new report from
Modern Healthcare: Will COVID-19 be the Catalyst for Creating a More Sustainable Healthcare System?
While the pandemic was a catalyst that pushed the industry to find ways to meet the health needs of patients where they live, economics also played a large part in motivating providers to transform their