Happy New Year! Here is the latest batch of news from the medical products community. Please click the link for more.
Leadership News
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, announced the career promotions of William A. Clippard to Vice President of Operations; Jennifer Clippard-Caunin to Vice President of Human Resources; and Robert S. Clippard, to Vice President of Sales and Marketing—the third generation of the family to provide manufacturers throughout the world with quality pneumatic products.
ElectroCore, Morris Plains, NJ, dedicated to developing effective, non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation therapies for serious headache conditions and bronchoconstriction, announced that Eric Liebler, co-founder and former President of Nautilus Neurosciences, Inc., has joined ElectroCore as Vice President, Scientific, Medical, and Governmental Affairs. In addition, Reese Terry, co-founder and former CEO of Cyberonics, Inc., has joined ElectroCore’s Board of Directors.
C8 MediSensors, Inc., San Jose, CA, announced that industry veteran John Kaiser has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.
JenaValve Technology, Inc., Wilmington, DE, a privately-held, developer, manufacturer and marketer of transcatheter-delivered aortic valve systems to treat aortic valve disease, has appointed Raymond W. Cohen as Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. Previously, he was CEO at Vessix Vascular, Inc.
Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics, Inc., Rochester, NY, formerly Lucid, Inc. announced that Rick Stathes, has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Axus Technology, Chandler, AZ, a global supplier of CMP and wafer thinning technology, announced the hiring of Bob Roberts as Director, Business Development. He has more than three decades of experience in the CMP, polishing, and wafer grinding fields.
Halt Medical, Inc., Brentwood, CA, has hired Rodney Marcy as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing to drive commercialization of the Acessa System, a newly FDA cleared medical device to treat uterine fibroids. In addition, Halt has hired Jayne A. Little as Vice President of Global Health Economics and Reimbursement, and Nonni Letasse, R.N., as Senior Director of Professional Education and Corporate Compliance.
Providien LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, has hired Dave Mabie in the role of vice president of national accounts. He has a 20-year career in the life sciences industry.
Expansions/Moves
Intelligrated, Mason, OH, a leading automated material handling solutions provider, announced the grand opening of its 122,000-square-foot headquarters expansion. With a combined area of 262,000 square feet, its headquarters will accommodate an ongoing increase in engineering, research, and development.
Solvay Specialty Polymers, Brussels, Belgium, announced that its SolvivaÒ Biomaterials line of high-performance plastics for implantable applications is now commercially available in China from its Shanghai facility where it operates research and development, sales, and commercial activities.
Mergers/Acquisitions/Collaborations
Cardiological Solutions, Los Altos, CA, an emerging cardiovascular device firm, was formed from a merger between Emboline Inc., and VasoStitch, Inc. Former VasoStitch President/CEO David W.J. Smith now runs Cardiological Solutions.
BD (Becton, Dickinson & Company), Franklin Lakes, NJ, a leading global medical technology company, completed its acquisition of Safety Syringes, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, which specializes in the development of anti-needlestick devices for prefilled syringes.
Covidien, Dublin, Ireland, and Mansfield, MA, which manufactures medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies, has reached an agreement to acquire CV Ingenuity, Fremont, CA, a developer of drug-coated balloons to treat blockages in peripheral arteries.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Aurora, OH, has completed the acquisition of American Fluoroseal Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD, a manufacturer of fluoropolymer bags for medical use and sterile sampling systems for pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
Sarnova, Inc., Dublin, OH, a leading specialty distributor of health care products in the emergency medical services and acute care markets, has acquired DXE Medical, Inc., Brentwood, TN. The acquisition extends the company's portfolio of resuscitation equipment, and expands its services into maintaining, repairing, and recertifying EMS and acute care equipment.
Arcady Capital Company, a Wichita, KS, based private equity firm, has acquired Mountain Molding, Longmont, CO, a leader in custom plastic injection molding, tool making, and contract manufacturing serving the medical device, security, pet products, and other industries.
DJO Global, Inc., Vista, CA, a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, announced that its subsidiary, DJO, LLC, agreed to acquire Exos Corporation, Arden Hills, MN, a medical device company focused on a thermoformable external musculoskeletal stabilization system.
Providien LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, has completed the acquisition of Dynaroll Corporation, Sylmar, CA, a contract manufacturer focused on precision manufacturing, assembly, and testing of advanced components for medical devices, medical robots, surgical equipment, and medical disposable products. In addition, Providien has combined its Plastics Engineering & Development division with its Integra Biotechnical division under the Integra banner.
Natus Medical Inc., San Carlos, CA, is acquiring the Grass Technologies Product Group from Astro-Med, Inc., Warwick, RI. Grass Technologies develops neurodiagnostic and monitoring products, including a portfolio of polysomnography and electroencephalography systems. Natus makes healthcare products used for the screening, detection, treatment, monitoring and tracking of common medical ailments.
EndoChoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA, a gastrointestinal endoscopy technology developer, is merging with Israeli counterpart Peer Medical Ltd. Together, the developers will be known as EndoChoice, and will remain headquartered in Alpharetta. Peer’s Israeli offices will become the new firm’s research and development center.
Miscellaneous
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., Piscataway, NJ, announced that its waterproof Aquaris® hearing aid was named an International Consumer Electronics Show Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Honoree. A panel of independent industrial designers, engineers, and members of the media determined that the Aquaris merited recognition for outstanding design and engineering.
Kelpac Medical, Pleasant Prairie, WI, a global manufacturer of medical device tubing and packaging, announced the certification of its quality management system to ISO 9001:2008 at three facilities, located in San Clemente, CA, San Diego, CA, and Nogales, AZ, to produce world-class thermoplastic tubing extrusion.
iSTAR Medical SA, Isnes, Belgium, a privately held ophthalmic device company, has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Pioneer Pharma Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, to distribute the STARflo™ Glaucoma Implant on an exclusive basis in The People's Republic of China following product registration.
Jay S. Yadav, MD, CEO and founder of CardioMEMS, has been named a recipient of the Industry Growth Award, the highest honor bestowed each year by Georgia Bio for extraordinary contributions to the growth of Georgia's life sciences industry. He was recognized for his leadership and pioneering work in developing and marketing wireless sensing and communication technology for the human body.
KYDEX, LLC, Bloomsburg, PA, for the third straight year, has won a prestigious Specialty Product Division Suppler Award from Brentwood Industries, Reading, PA. In its five years of supplying Brentwood with thermoplastic sheet, KYDEX’s products have been used in a wide-range of applications including a new dental imaging device.
