CUYAHOGA FALLS - Americhem, the manufacturer of custom colour masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, has launched a new business division, Americhem Healthcare.

The new arm is focused on the Healthcare and Medical Device industry and will provide global expertise in material selection, medical device product development support, and cross collaboration between teams.

It will collaborate with the company's medical OEM customers on everything from biocompatibility testing and formulations to DMF and regulatory support to medical certification compliancy and locked formulations.

“Our medical-focused application developers and sales teams across NAFTA, Europe, and Asia are able to do rapid development projects and small lot capacities as well as support our customers’ global regulatory demands and provide niche healthcare expertise," said Americhem Healthcare’s Global Commercial Director Bill Feldman. "Americhem Healthcare has proven its commitment to the Healthcare industry not only through our 30 years of experience, but also by dedicating a clean compounding facility and a plant expansion to our Morrisville, PA manufacturing facility. We also have plants that are ISO 13485 certified.”