Press Releases

PUTNAM, CT  USA – (June 1, 2017) – Foster Corporation, a leader in polymer solutions for healthcare markets, introduces Combat™ antimicrobial master batches for blending with medical device polymers. Components made with these antimicrobial polymer blends kill harmful bacteria that leads to infections, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE). According to a survey by …

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PUTNAM, CT  USA – (April 28, 2017) – Foster Corporation, a leader in medical and pharmaceutical material solutions, has been appointed the exclusive distributor of The Shepherd Chemical Company’s bismuth subcarbonate for the North American healthcare markets.  Effective May 1, 2017, Foster Corporation will provide sales, technical and order fulfillment support to customers from their regional stocking …

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PUTNAM, CT  USA – (February 9, 2017) – Foster Delivery Science and ProMed Pharma have entered into a commercial partnership to provide comprehensive contract services for pharmaceutical and combination device applications. Jointly, the companies will offer thermoplastic and silicone formulation development through production of drug delivery components. Foster Delivery Science is a leader in blending and extrusion …

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PUTNAM, CT  USA – (January 27, 2017) – Foster Corporation, a leader in medical and pharmaceutical material solutions, has been appointed the exclusive distributor of WACKER SILPURAN® medical-grade silicone rubbers for the North American healthcare markets.  Effective March 1, 2017, Foster Corporation will provide sales, technical and order fulfillment support to customers from their regional stocking facilities …

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Putnam, CT, USA –  (January 11, 2016) – Foster Corporation, a leader in performance polymer solutions for healthcare markets, has been appointed as a North American distributor of Solvay’s Udel® polysulfone (PSU) and Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resins for healthcare markets. This will include unmodified polymers and standard color formulations currently offered by Solvay.  Foster also offers custom compounding of …

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Putnam, CT, USA –  (December 8, 2016) – Foster Corporation, a leader in polymer solutions for healthcare markets, introduces Nanomed MAX® compounds for medical device components that require high strength, yet cannot use metals or traditional reinforced plastics. These compounds, based on an alloy of meta-xylene diamine polyamide (MX nylon), are United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Class …

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PUTNAM, CT  USA – (July 19, 2016) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, now offers thermoplastic urethanes (TPU) with PureEase™ technology for improved extrusion processing control. This proprietary additive system was developed to help maintain consistent processing parameters of validated TPU based polymers and compounds. Consistent processing parameters can mean …

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PUTNAM, CT  USA – (June 16, 2016) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, introduces a new line of color concentrates using FDA 21CFR 73 subpart D pigments for medical device applications. In support of medical customers in early stages of product development, Foster’s MediBatch™ color concentrates will be available in quantities …

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PUTNAM, CT, USA – (March 8, 2016) – Foster Corporation, a leading supplier of polymer solutions for the healthcare industry, introduces ProFlex™ styrene-ethylene butylene-styrene (SEBS) for medical device applications.  These polymers offer a low cost alternative to other thermoplastic elastomers with superior elastomeric properties. Styrene block copolymers (SBC’s), including SEBS, offer the greatest value among all thermoplastic …

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PUTNAM, CT, USA – (January 11, 2016) – Foster Delivery Science, a company that specializes in hot melt extrusion, a solubilization strategy to enhance bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs, has recently hired Robert Diehl as Director of Quality and Regulatory Compliance.  Mr. Diehl has over 30 years of experience in product development and quality control …

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