Cosmetics Test Expo - New to the HuLST Expo for 2012

Inaugurating a new era in cosmetics testing

Cosmetics industry testing professionals, mark your calendars: The inaugural Cosmetics Test Expo 2012, to be held at koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, next February 7, 8 and 9, will be the one trade fair you cannot miss. A HuLST Expo umbrella event.

Consumer trust is the key to the cosmetics industry, which in 2009 generated EUR 69.5 billion in Europe alone, about one-third of the global market. European consumers know their shampoos, hair dyes, moisturizers and cleansers, anti-ageing and anti-cellulite creams, antiperspirants, sunscreens, toothpastes and fragrances are safe.

Product safety is the backbone to consumer confidence, but it is not the only strength of today’s cosmetics industry. Consumers demand that products work, that they deliver on their promises. And in recent years, consumers are looking for more natural products. How does the cosmetics industry meet these demands?

Testing is the only means to ensuring cosmetics are safe, that they work and can be formulated with more natural ingredients.

Cosmetics Test Expo 2012 will showcase the latest in cosmetics testing processes, equipment and legislative requirements. Visitors will want to participate in the Expo’s Forums and Workshops, which will focus on how manufacturers must conduct safety assessments of new products under the European Union’s new Cosmetic Regulation, which was published in 2009 and comes fully into force in mid-2013.

The European cosmetics industry is working hard toward the final goal of the new legislation, which is that no cosmetic product containing an ingredient safety tested using animals, will be allowed for sale in Europe.

Cosmetics Test Expo 2012 will examine the industry’s progress in the development of alternative testing methods.

New laws for medical devices examined at Medical Device & Technology Expo 2011

The continually changing European Union regulations governing medical devices were the focus of two days of workshops offered by leading industry experts at the inaugural Medical Device & Technology Test Expo held in Cologne, Germany, this week.

Dr Rosy Eloy, Medical Director for Europe of BIOMATECH – NAMSA, focused on the changes to the new 2007/47 Medical Device Directive in her workshop.

As of March 2010, medical device manufacturers are required to beef up the evaluations of the safety and performance of their products. Dr Eloy underscored the new provision that manufacturers produce clinical data on the safety and performance of all medical devices, regardless of the classification of the device. Also new is the requirement that manufacturers back up their data with an analysis of the related risks and benefits.

Looking ahead, two workshops focused on how manufacturers of electronic medical devices can comply with changes to the regulations due to come into force from June 2012 in Europe and in Canada, and from June 2013 in the United States.

A team from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) led an interactive workshop on how manufacturers can get their products certified according to the 3rd edition of the IEC 60601-1, the internationally harmonized standard for the safety of electrical medical devices.

Dr Terenzio Facchinetti, UL’s Business Development Manager for Life & Health Sciences, said manufacturers could avoid the frustrations and cost of redesign of products if they consider the regulatory and certification requirements at the early stage of product development.

In a separate workshop, two experts from DEKRA Certification B.V. (formerly KEMA Quality), gave a practical demonstration on how manufacturers must incorporate risk analysis—a new provision in the law—into the safety testing of their products.

The workshops were a key feature of the Medical Device & Technology Test Expo 2011, the world’s first-ever business to business trade fair to focus exclusively on testing at each stage of product development. The three-day Medical Device & Technology Test Expo, held at Koelnmesse, closes today.

Check the Medical Device & Techology Test Expo website for pdf versions of the workshop and forum presentations: www.medicaldevicetestexpo.com. They will be made available by the end of February 2011.

Human.Life.Science.Test Expo comes to Cologne, Germany - Feb 2011

At last, a trade fair that delivers the full portfolio of test technologies, solutions and services specifically for test professionals and technicians working in the life science product development and manufacturing sector.

If you are looking for best of breed testing technologies and leading test service providers and laboratory partners, register here for your ticket to HuLST Expo. Never before has there been an exhibition exclusively focused on test for the Human Life Science Industry.

Medical Device & Technology Test Expo 2011 is the trade show for quality assurance and test professionals working in medical device and technology manufacturing industries. Visitors who have already pre-registered include key quality assurance and test professionals from some of Europe's leading medical device and technology manufacturers, including B. Braun, Medtronic, Philips, and Zimmer, to name but a few.

 

Food & Beverage Test Expo 2011 is the 'must-attend' trade show for quality assurance and test professionals working in Europe's food and drink industry. At both the freely-flowing open forums and the detail-specific workshops, experts will be on hand to provide the answers you need – knowledge that can be implemented in your own laboratory testing and in-line QA testing procedures. 

Pharma Test Expo 2011 is the trade show for Europe's pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing industries. Where else can you find all the test and QA solutions you could ever need all under one roof? From applications in early-stage discovery testing of promising entities and subsequent screenings to outsourced CRO testing services and all manner of in-line QA testing – it’s all here.


 
Biotech Test Expo, Here you will find R&D teams, outsourcing managers, analytical/research chemists (organic/inorganic), micro biologists, bio-informatics professionals, regulatory professionals, QA directors and teams, validation professionals and more. For the first time ever, the full range of test and evaluation equipment, together with solutions and service providers, all under one roof. Everything you need for a unique and completely relevant test trade fair.