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Your Material Problems. Our Scientific Experts. One Collaborative Solution. Cambridge Polymer Group provides material science consulting and testing, across your product lifecycle.
Join us at the ASTM Workshop on Cleaning Agents for Medical Devices (Committee F04) 🧴🔬
📍 Atlanta, GA | 📅 November 11

#ASTM #MedicalDevices #CleaningValidation #PolymerScience #MedTech
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Material selection can make or break your medical device. Join our live event with Dr. Gavin Braithwaite on Nov 12, 2pm EST for insights on new materials, regulations & trends. Register: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/701... #MedTech #MedicalDevices
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Cambridge Polymer Group is heading to the FORGE Fall Startup Showcase this Wednesday, Nov 5, at Dassault Systèmes in Waltham, MA. Join us!
Nov 5 | 4:30–7 PM - Waltham, MA
#FORGEImpact #Hardtech #Innovation #CambridgePolymerGroup #MaterialsScience
FORGE Fall Startup Showcase - FORGE
November 5, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm - An exciting evening of networking and live demonstrations of prototypes from innovative hardtech startups at FORGE's Fall Showcase. Join us for the FORGE Fall Sh...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hydrogels can be troublesome, but with Cambridge Polymer Group on your project, there’s nothing to fear! 👻
Our Halloween costume is all fun, but the safety warning is real: keep water bead eye masks away from small children. #Halloween #ConsumerProductSafety #MaterialScience
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Have you seen the new campoly.com? 🚀
Discover our advanced polymer science, custom solutions, and testing. Meet the team and see why Cambridge Polymer Group has been a trusted partner for nearly 30 years. Check it out and share your thoughts! 👇
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Cambridge Polymer Group will be closed on Monday, October 13th in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. Our offices will reopen on Tuesday, October 14th.
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
MEDevice Boston is officially underway! Drop by Booth 1020 to talk polymers, get hands-on with silly putty, and meet the team. Got a tough materials question? Bring it on. #MEDeviceBoston #PolymerScience #Innovation
September 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Why do #MedicalDevices fail, and what’s hiding inside your materials?
On Sept 30, catch Dr. Kalpana Viswanathan at MEDevice Boston—sharing real stories of how material deformulation reveals root causes and boosts device safety.
2pm | Tech Theater
#MaterialsScience #DeviceTesting #Innovation
September 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
⏰ Just 7 days until MEDevice Boston 2025!

Come see Cambridge Polymer Group at Booth #1020 for expert materials advice. 🎟️ Use our promo code for a free expo pass or 10% off conference admission.

🎤 Don’t miss Dr. Kalpana Viswanathan’s talk → Sept 30, 2 p.m.

#MEDeviceBoston #MedTech #BostonEvents
September 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Quarterly appreciation lunch by the pond = sunshine, Apple Spice Catering Boston treats, and team spirit. 🌞🍏 Shoutout to everyone at CPG for making work rewarding (and fun)! #EmployeeAppreciation #LifeAtCPG
September 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Why does #materialdeformulation matter? 🧪
⚠️ Investigate product failures
✅ Qualify new manufacturers
🏭 Prep for in-house production
🔍 Catch supplier changes
📊 Benchmark competitors
🛡️ Improve QC
💡 Confirm product composition
#Webinar: Sept 17, 2pm EDT
w/ Dr. Kalpana Viswanathan #materialscience
September 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
🦩🔬 Flamingos are quietly mastering vector calculus in nature: fluid dynamics, particle collection, and clever beak work. The result? Inspiration for water filtration, microplastic capture, and robotics.

Read the full story: www.campoly.com/blog/flaming...
#FluidDynamics #Innovation
August 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🌊 Curious about hydrogels in medical devices?
Join our live webinar, “Squeezing the Most Out of Hydrogel Medical Devices” 🗓️ Wed, Aug 13, 2pm EDT
Dr. Gavin Braithwaite dives into design, testing, and regulatory challenges for these advanced biomaterials.
#Hydrogels #MedTech #MedicalDevices #Webinar
August 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🚨 Last call! “The Tightrope of Tentative IDs” webinar is happening tomorrow. Discover strategies for IDing trace-level substances in #MedicalDevices and participate in a live Q&A with top experts in #biocompatibility and risk assessment. #Webinar attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/825...
July 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Join 2 of the authors behind a recent article in Regulatory Toxicology & Pharmacology for a fresh discussion on chemical ID & toxicological risk assessment in #MedicalDevices. #Toxicology #Webinar

📅 July 9, 2025 ⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM EDT

Register now: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/825...
June 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Join Becky Bader PhD virtually at the SPE Happy Hour Webinar! 🎤💻
📅 June 18 | ⏰ 6:00 p.m. EDT
Becky will share how medical device makers can tackle regulatory challenges around microplastics using pyrolysis GCMS. 🧪🔬
#MedicalDevices #Microplastics #SPEHappyHour www.linkedin.com/events/speme...
June 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#Webinar tomorrow! Medical device makers: Learn risk strategies for regulatory changes, supply chain & manufacturing pressures. Becky Bader & Stephen Spiegelberg, Cambridge Polymer Group, share insights. Register now! attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/266...
June 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Considering Medical Device Manufacturing Changes? Proactive Strategies for Effective Risk Management #Webinar
🗓️ June 11, 2025 | 🕑 2–3 PM EDT
Perfect for anyone in #MedTech or #MedicalDevices—whether you’re updating existing products or launching new ones. register.gotowebinar.com/register/266...
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
New journal article dives into a key question for medical device safety: How confidently do we need to identify chemicals for toxicological risk assessment? 🧪#MedicalDevice #Toxicology #ChemicalCharacterization #ISO10993 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Great discussions at ASTM Hydrogel Medical Devices Workshop on how we need more robust standards for hydrogel testing—only 2 exist so far! Collaboration and new task groups are on the way as hydrogels become more important in medtech. 🔬 #Hydrogels #MedicalDevices #ASTM #Innovation
May 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Heading to #MDMEast? Visit Cambridge Polymer Group at Booth 766! Meet CEO Gavin Braithwaite & our new Technical Sales Specialist, Dr. Veronica Holmes. Let’s chat about materials R&D, regulatory support, and solving your toughest product challenges. See you there! #MedTech #Polymers
May 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Becky Bader is presenting on chemical risk analysis of #hydrogels today at an #ASTM workshop in Toronto, covering #ExtractablesandLeachables testing strategies, case studies on potential regulatory pathways, and current gaps in chemical risk assessment for these biomaterials. #MedicalDevices
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Excited for tomorrow’s #ASTM F04 Workshop in Toronto! Gavin Braithwaite, CEO of Cambridge Polymer Group, will be sharing insights on hydrogel characterization from developing an injectable, degradable implant for vitreous humor replacement. 👁️✨

#MedicalDevices #Hydrogels #Biomaterials #Innovation
May 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#Hydrogels are increasingly important in #medicaldevices, but standardized characterization is still a challenge. #ASTM Workshop on Hydrogel Characterization: 🗓️ May 6, 2025 | 📍 Toronto
Network with experts, explore new testing methods, & discuss future standards. www.campoly.com/blog/astm-wo...
ASTM Workshop on Hydrogel Characterization
ASTM International will host the Workshop on the Characterization of Hydrogel Medical Products on May 6, 2025, in Toronto, Canada, during the spring meeting of the ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices. This event brings together leading experts to discuss best practices, emerging analytical techniques, and the urgent need for standardized testing methods for hydrogels used in medical devices.
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May 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A recent study found thousands of microplastic particles—mostly polypropylene—in standard IV infusion bags. The health effects are still unclear, but this highlights the need for updated safety standards in #MedicalDevices. 🩺💧 #Microplastics #Healthcare www.campoly.com/blog/micropl...
April 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM