Bioventus bolsters bone healing lineup
Bioventus said it acquired the OsteoAMP product line from Advanced Biologics for an undisclosed amount.
OsteoAMP is a tissue-based product used to promote natural bone growth and healing in the spine, according to a press release.
Mindray tag-teams CEO position | Personnel Moves
Mindray Medical (NYSE:MR) chief Li Xiting will share the corner office, so to speak, with new co-CEO Cheng Minghe, who takes the new title in addition to continuing as the company’s chief strategic officer.
Cheng is one of the founders of the Shenzhen, China-based company, and has worked in various roles since 1991.
MRI surgery devices maker launches IPO following name-change | Wall Street Beat
MRI Interventions (OTC:MRIC), a company developing minimally invasive neurosurgery systems, launched an initial public offering with shares at $1 apiece.
The Memphis-based company’s flagship ClearPoint technology allows patients to undergo surgery during MRI scanning, using the images to target areas of the brain for surgery.
St. Jude Medical’s largest backer boosts stake by 30% | Wall Street Beat
St. Jude Medical‘s (NYSE:STJ) largest investor boosted its stake by more than 30%, to some 27.2 million shares, or about 10% of the medical device maker.
SNN spins out biologics unit in JV with Essex Woodlands
British orthopedic titan Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) shuffled its business deck yet again with the spinout of its biologics and clinical therapies division in a joint venture with venture capital firm Essex Woodlands.
Essex will own 51% of the new business, named Bioventus LLC, with Smith & Nephew holding the remainder.
SNN will also get $98 million in cash, which it plans to use to pay down debt, and a $160 million, 5-year note from Bioventus, according to a press release.
