Jabil’s site in the Dominican Republic has become the first to achieve MedAccred accreditation for Plastics Mechanical Assembly, meeting the audit requirements set by MedAccred subscribing members – including Baxter, BD, Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Philips, Roche Diagnostics and Stryker. 

The accreditation assures that critical manufacturing processes meet industry consensus requirements, leading to the production of high-quality end products, ultimately enhancing patient safety.

Bob Lizewski, vice president, MedAccred, said: “MedAccred Accreditation is globally recognised as conveying quality and is a major accomplishment. The medical device industry has incorporated MedAccred into its approach for handling risk, as it demonstrates compliance to industry standards, customer requirements and best practices. I congratulate Jabil Dominican Republic for their continued focus and dedication to quality which has resulted in their attaining MedAccred Accreditation for Plastics Mechanical Assembly.”

Bruce Marchioni, Jabil vice president of quality and regulatory affairs, added: “It was three years ago that Jabil attended a MedAccred Summit where the value that our OEM partners are putting into this program became clear. From this initial meeting, Jabil has advanced this program in several of our key sites and leveraged our accreditation as a selling point for new business for these OEM sponsors. Jabil’s culture of quality and our focus on continuous improvement aligns well with our efforts in MedAccred, by using focused process assessments to ensure our manufacturing sites operate with industry-recognised best practices.”