A special episode hosted by Swiss Medtech, with Barbara Mettler asking the questions. Prof. Dr. Martin Scheringer from ETH Zurich, toxicologist Arne Jaksch and Lucas Pianegonda work through what medtech companies should actually do about PFAS this year.

In this episode:

- Where PFAS sit beyond the product: process water, piping, cooling and cutting fluids, packaging, processing aids

- Why your supply chain will be interrupted before any regulatory grace period ends, and what to do about it now

- How to find PFAS in your own company without burying your suppliers in questionnaires

- Why replacing a PFAS in an existing product takes about three years, and why new development is the place to act

- Essential use and non-essential use, and why what is essential today may not be essential next year

This episode was co-hosted by Swiss Medtech.

CONNECT: Swiss Medtech https://www.swiss-medtech.ch | Barbara Mettler https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-mettler-a5705722/ | Martin Scheringer, ETH Zurich | Arne Jaksch, Jaksch LifeScience Consulting https://www.jlsc.ch

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