Industry Collaboration

ARLINGTON, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) is closing the fourth quarter of 2026 with 10 new members: five specialty chemical manufacturers and five affiliate companies.

3M, Apollo Scientific, Helena, Huber and Nalas join as manufacturing members

3M Company develops advanced materials for manufacturing, transportation, electronics and consumer products. Apollo Scientific supplies research chemicals and life science reagents and combines in-house synthesis with a global network. CEO Tim Kemp said membership strengthens its engagement with the North American specialty chemical community.

Boston – October 17, 2026 -- AdvaMed will host The MedTech Conference October 18–21 in Boston, with programming across more than seven stages and over 20 focus areas and a keynote panel of three medtech chief executives.

Three medtech CEOs headline the featured keynote discussion

The featured session, "Pulse of Medtech: Where the Industry Is Going Next," brings together Mick Farrell of Resmed, Mike Mahoney of Boston Scientific and Ashley McEvoy of Insulet. John Babitt of EY will moderate.

Attendee list preview shows registrants across the value chain

AdvaMed has published the first 2026 Attendee List Preview. It includes CEOs, senior executives and professionals in business development, strategy, regulatory affairs, policy, investment and innovation. Registrants span leading global companies, emerging innovators, investors, service providers and other medtech ecosystem organizations.

Malaga – – September 23, 2026 -- Lightera confirmed its Multicore Fiber (MCF) technology is part of the OIF multi-vendor interoperability demonstration at ECOC 2026, running on stand 2126 in Malaga, Spain.

Lightera's MCF cuts fiber count by 75% versus conventional single-mode fiber

The company is supporting both a 500-meter and a 50-kilometer MCF demonstration using its 4-core, 125 μm clad diameter fiber, built with 40 μm pitch and ITU-T G.657.A2-compliant cores. According to Lightera, the design reduces fiber count by 75% compared to conventional single-mode fiber (SMF) and cuts weight and space requirements by up to four times.

New York – September 17, 2026 -- The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 17, 2026 attacks by detailing how the automotive industry mobilized hundreds of thousands of dollars and dozens of vehicles for recovery efforts within weeks of the tragedy.

GNYADA seeded a $250,000 disaster relief fund within two weeks of the attacks

On September 17, 2026, GNYADA announced the Greater New York Auto Dealers Disaster Relief Fund with an initial $250,000 contribution from the Association, calling on dealers, manufacturers, suppliers, and other dealer associations to add to the pool.