UnitedCoatings Group said today that it’s rebranding recently acquired CoorsTek Medical as Lincotek Medical. Rubbiano, Italy-based UnitedCoatings said the rebranding will begin the integration of Lincotek Medical into its global medical business, but it also kicks off group rebranding in an effort to “better communicate the complete global offering to customers,” according to a news […]
UnitedCoatings Group picks up CoorsTek Medical
Italian contract manufacturer UnitedCoatings Group said today that it acquired CoorsTek Medical an undisclosed amount. Ft. Worth, Texas-based CoorsTek Medical offers casting, machining and product development services to medical device OEMs. UnitedCoatings, based in Rubbiano, Italy, last year bought NanoSurfaces, CoorsTek Medical’s Italian subsidiary. The deal announced today involves the rest of the CoorsTek Medical […]
JenaValve names Kilcoyne as CEO | Personnel Moves – January 15, 2019
JenaValve Technology said today that it named former ReVision Optics prez & CEO John Kilcoyne as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately, replacing Dr. Victoria Carr-Brendell, who has taken up an executive leadership position with Sonova Holding AG (SIX:SOON). Prior to his time at ReVision Optics, Kilcoyne served as prez & CEO at Micrus Endovascular where he […]
Coorstek claims win in ceramic hip dispute
A federal judge in Colorado ruled earlier this month that Ceramtec cannot trademark its ceramic hip implants’ pink color, after the company wrote a cease and desist letter to Coorstek Medical in 2014 over its competing CeraSurf device. Forth Worth, Texas-based Coorstek’s CeraSurf device is made with ceramic material that uses chromium oxide, which provides hardness […]
AOSS roundup: JNJ inks deal for bundled payments for hip & knee replacements
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes today announced an exclusive strategic alliance with Value Stream Partners, a company specializing in knee and hip replacement bundled payment program development and implementation. The announcement was made at the American Academy of Orthopaedic surgeons annual meeting this week. “This exclusive arrangement with VSP will further enable us to help […]
