PaxMed International is an active participant in the work of international standards consensus standards bodies, including ASTM, the American Dental Association and ISO. Floyd Larson, PaxMed’s President, chairs ISO and ADA committees and serves as Membership Secretary for ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices. Floyd will be in Atlanta, Georgia from November 13-16 for the meeting of ASTM F04, participating in subcommittee meetings on spinal devices and ceramic materials, as well as the Executive Committee and the US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/TC 150, Implants for Surgery.