Originally Published EMDM
October 2004
Industry News
In BriefPutnam Plastics Acquired
Memry Corp. (Bethel, CT, USA), a design, engineering, and development firm focused on medical plastics, has signed a letter of intent to acquire
Putnam Plastics Corp. (Dayville, CT, USA). Putnam is a specialty extruder of plastics used in the medical and other technology industries. The company manufactures coextruded polyimide and multilumen, braided, and extremely thin-wall multilayer tubing. The company also makes sheathing for fibre-optic tubing.
For more information, contact Memry Corp., 3 Berkshire Blvd., Bethel, CT 06801, USA; phone: +1 203 7391100; fax: +1 203 7986363; e-mail:
info@memry.com; Internet: www.memry.com.
SurModics Expands European Activities
SurModics Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN, USA), a provider of surface-modification and drug-delivery products to the medical device industry, announced that it has entered into an agreement with
JVS Sales & Technical Consultants GmbH (Thomasberg, Germany) to expand sales and marketing activities with European medical device companies.
For more information, contact SurModics
Inc., 9924 W. 74th St., Eden Prairie, MN 55344, USA; phone: +1 952 8292700; fax: +1 952 8292743; Internet:
www.surmodics.com.
TriVirix Purchases Medtronic Facilities
TriVirix International (Belfast, UK), a medical device contract manufacturer, has announced the purchase of manufacturing and product functions of the gastroenterology, urology, and neurology diagnostic businesses in Copenhagen and Salt Lake City from
Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis, MN, USA). Under this agreement, TriVirix will provide product development and manufacturing services to Medtronic.
For more information, contact TriVirix International, Springvale Business Park, 490 Springfield Rd., Belfast BT12 7AL, UK; phone: +44 2890 960900; fax: +44 2890 960901; Internet:
www.trivirix.com.
DSM Dyneema Invests in Fibre Production Line
DSM Dyneema (Heerlen, Netherlands) has started building a production line for Dyneema Purity, a high-performance fibre used in strong orthopaedic sutures and surgical implants. It will begin operation in early 2005.
For more information, contact DSM Dyneema, P.O. Box 6510, 6401 JH Heerlen, Netherlands; phone: +31 45 5436767;
fax: +31 45 5436778; e-mail: info.dsmhpf @dsm.com; Internet: www.dsm.com.
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