Drug development provider Icon PLC (Nasdaq: ICLR) saw its stock jump about 6% in value today after announcing second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations. The Dublin, Ireland–based company, which serves the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, also said it has acquired the Mapi Group, which provides patient-centered health outcomes research and commercialisation. Financial terms of […]
Contract Manufacturing
TSO3 files FDA app seeking duodenoscope indication for Sterizone VP4 sterilizer
TSO3 said today it filed a 510(k) application with the FDA as it seeks to clear its Sterizone VP4 sterilizer for the terminal sterilization of duodenoscopes used in endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography procedures. The company’s Sterizone VP4 is a low-temperature sterilization system which uses dual-sterilants of vaporized hydrogen peroxide and ozone for the terminal sterilization of […]
GW Plastics acquires Ireland-based Avenue Mould Solutions
GW Plastics said today that it has bought Avenue Mould Solutions, a precision mold building, machining, and injection molding company based in Sligo, Ireland. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.
Integer interim CEO gets ‘interim’ removed from title
Medical device contract manufacturing giant Integer Holdings Co. said today that interim CEO Joseph Dziedzic will take over the company for good. Dziedzic is a former Integer board member who took over in March after Thomas Hook stepped down from the top spot. He’s entered into a new three-year employment agreement with the Frisco, Texas–based […]
NanoVibronix touts bacterial reduction in interim UroShield study results
NanoVibronix (NSDQ:NVBXU) today released interim trial results from a study of its UroShield ultrasound device designed to prevent bacteria and biofilms from forming on urinary catheters, touting significant reductions in bacterial numbers. The study, which currently has 22 patients, compared patients treated with placebo devices to those with the UroShield. Upon initiation, each patient in the […]
NexCore Tech picks up Phase 2 Medical Manufacturing
Nexcore Technology said today it acquired Phase 2 Medical Manufacturing for an undisclosed amount. Phase 2 manufactures a wide variety of Class I, II and II single-use instruments and disposable medical devices, Waldwick, N.J.-based Nexcore said. Phase 2 has locations in Rochester, N.H., Lafayette, Colo and Tijuana. Read the whole story on our sister site, […]
NuPak Medical acquired by largest customer Katena
Med device contract manufacturer NuPak Medical has been acquired by its biggest customer, Katena Products, according to an Xconomy report. San Antonio, Texas-based NuPak Medical manufactures products including dental implants, orthopedic devices, diabetes infusion sets and surgical instruments, according to the report. Read the whole story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing
FDA clears Custom Ultrasonics to resume manufacturing System 83 endoscope washer-disinfector
Custom Ultrasonics said yesterday that the FDA inspected and cleared its manufacturing facility in Ivyland, Penn, reinstating the manufacturing, packing and distribution of the company’s System 83 Plus washer and disinfector for use with non-duodenoscope endoscopes. The Philadelphia-based company said that it was required to perform independent validation testing for its System 83 Plus water filtration […]
5 secrets of contract manufacturing longevity
Whether it’s a few decades or the better part of a century, there are important factors that enable a contract manufacturer to last for a long time – business traits that OEM customers should value. We asked top executives from long-lasting medical device industry suppliers to share their secrets. Mike Ondercin started Cleveland-based Criterion as […]
5 lessons advanced manufacturing presidents learned from their dads
Working with your father isn’t always something you grow up thinking you are going to do. And sometimes taking over your dad’s advanced manufacturing company wasn’t always the plan either. Dennis Tully, current president of MTD Micro Molding (Charlton, Mass.), was involved with the contract manufacturer from his high school days. He cleaned the machines […]
11 companies with interesting technology at MD&M East
Thousands of engineers and executives are expected to descend on the Javits Center in New York next week for MD&M East, the largest medical device manufacturing event on the East Coast. Fun attractions include Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak delivering a keynote speech, the 19th annual Medical Design Excellence Awards, robot battles and a 3D printed […]