Lucideon is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at this year’s Ceramics Expo in Ohio, 1-3 May.  In addition to showcasing its ceramics technologies, and materials, product and process support capabilities, two members of the team will be presenting at the conference.

Lucideon is holding its 4^th, free to attend, Innovations for Industry event ‘Advancing Formulations - Oral, Skin & Hair Care’ on Wednesday 13 June 2018 at its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Lucideon has released a new white paper titled ‘Cleaning and Sterilization Validation of Reusable Medical Devices’.

Lucideon is exhibiting at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, held between the 6-10th March 2018, exhibition stand no. 4221.

Lucideon has had an article on abuse deterrent formulations (ADFs), ‘The Prescription Abuse Epidemic: Designing a Solution’, published in ONdrugDelivery, the specialist drug delivery publication.

Lucideon has invested in a new white light interferometer (WLI) to increase its analytical support for wear testing clients in the US, and other applications.

Lucideon has welcomed five researchers from the Institute of Biomaterials, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen – Nuremberg, Germany to its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, UK to develop new anti-bacterial materials.

Lucideon has extended its mechanical testing services to include testing of micro materials, through the development of new, customized test methods.

Lucideon will be talking about ‘Prescription Drug Abuse – A Critique of Abuse Deterrent Technologies’ at the Pain Therapeutics conference in London on 22 May.

Lucideon has released a new industry white paper titled ‘The Value of Drying - Choosing the Right Equipment and Methods’.

Lucideon has released a new white paper titled ‘Single Use Systems in the Pharmaceutical Industry – Advantages and Considerations’.

Lucideon has introduced an apprenticeship program to create a new generation of talent committed to the long-term success of the company.

Lucideon has published a new white paper: 'Failure Analysis of Plastic Products'.

Lucideon has invested in a new EDS (Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy) instrument for its laboratory in Schenectady, New York.  The EDS instrument is an important investment for the analytical support offered by Lucideon’s orthopedic wear and fatigue testing department.

Lucideon has invested in a new white light interferometer (WLI) to increase its analytical capabilities at its site in Schenectady, New York, USA.

Lucideon has doubled its capacity for performing hip and knee wear testing in the US.  Lucideon has dedicated wear testing facilities in the UK and US, investing in the latest, state-of-the-art Prosim and AMTI simulators.  The new investment comes as a response to the high demand Lucideon has received for its expert wear testing services.

Lucideon has released a new white paper titled ‘Design Optimization in Medical Devices: Materials Matter’.

Lucideon is pleased to announce the release of a new research paper on biodegradable polymers.  The paper, titled ‘The effect of particle size on the in vivo degradation of poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide)/α-tricalcium phosphate micro- and nanocomposites’, has been published by a research team from the University of Cambridge, UK.

Lucideon has strengthened its polymer expertise with the arrival of new Polymer Technology Consultant, Dr Richard Padbury.  Richard joins Lucideon at its Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, site and will deliver expert polymer consultancy to Lucideon's US client base.

Lucideon has welcomed the first PhD researchers, Muhammad Maqbool and Agata Łapa, it is hosting under the EU funded HyMedPoly project.  Both researchers are working on antimicrobial materials at Lucideon for 18 months before returning to the Institute of Biomaterials at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg to complete their projects.  

Lucideon has strengthened its links with QMUL (Queen Mary University of London) with the arrival of two students, Ali Matour and Gin Ching “Eddie” Tan, on a placement year from the University's SEMS (Science Engineering and Materials Science) faculty.

Lucideon has published a new white paper titled 'Hip and Knee Wear Testing – what the Standards don't tell you'.  The white paper highlights areas of hip and knee implant wear testing that remain somewhat ambiguous within ISO standardization, and aims to give manufacturers an understanding of the kinds of pre-clinical work they may wish to undertake, along with justifications for regulatory submissions.

Lucideon is pleased to announce that its Head of Medical Materials, Dr Xiang Zhang, has recently published his third book, Science and Principles of Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Medical Polymers.