A full-day, content-first workshop on where medical-device and pharmaceutical sterilization is heading — the pressures reshaping the field (ethylene-oxide scrutiny, supply resilience, capacity), the emerging modalities competing to fill the gap, and the practical constraints that decide which ones actually scale. Built around rapid expert pitches and small-group working discussions rather than vendor presentations, so attendees leave with a comparative, applied read on the whole landscape.

Current State & Emerging Modalities

Sets the landscape: the regulatory and supply pressures bearing on ethylene oxide, the AAMI standards and validation framework any new modality must satisfy, and the bar a method has to clear to be adopted in a regulated environment. Opens with a keynote on the current state of sterilization and the forces driving change, followed by a standards-andvalidation session grounding the day in what “qualified” actually requires.

New-Modality Speed Pitches

A rapid, comparative survey of the emerging field: seven ten-minute pitches, one per modality.

Chlorine dioxide (ClO₂)
Nitrogent dioxide (NO₂)
Nitric oxide (NO)
Supercritical CO₂
X-ray
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP)
EO optimization and transition

Each speaker makes the case for where their modality fits, what it does well, and where it doesn’t — giving attendees a fast, side-by-side read across the alternatives rather than a single vendor’s view.

Rotational Breakout Discussions

Attendees rotate through small-group tables, one per modality, each led by that modality’s expert. Short, focused rotations dig into the real questions — materials compatibility, throughput, validation, cost, and the barriers to adoption — so participants leave with practical, applied understanding of which methods fit which problems, not slideware.

Synthesis & Discussion

A facilitated wrap that pulls the threads together: what’s proven, what’s near, and what each modality means for device and pharmaceutical manufacturers planning their sterilization roadmap over the next several years.

MEDevice Silicon Valley 2026

Workshop: Future of Sterilization - Science, Modalities, and the New Demand Landscape

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