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Life Science Outsourcing (LSO), a contract manufacturer and value-added service provider to medical device and life science companies, has acquired J-Pac Medical, a manufacturing, packaging and sterilization outsourcing partner to medical device and diagnostic companies.
Headquartered in Somersworth, New Hampshire, J-Pac Medical has more than 35 years of experience providing customized solutions for early stage and established OEMs. Offerings include complex thermoplastic devices, packaging and in-house tooling capabilities to manufacture anatomically correct, class III implantable textile assemblies, lab-on-chip reagent blisters and complex thermoformed packaging. J-Pac Medical operates a 60,000-sq.-ft. ISO 13485 certified and FDA registered facility with cleanroom capabilities in New Hampshire, and has strong supplier relationships in Costa Rica.
“J-Pac Medical stood out as a unique and attractive business that aligned perfectly with LSO’s strategic and commercial objectives. The Company’s capabilities in reagent blister packaging, thermoforming and biomaterials will be additive to LSO’s existing customer base. J-Pac Medical’s assembly, packaging and sterilization capabilities are complimentary to LSO and both will be strengthened by this truly synergistic alliance,” said John Nino, CEO of LSO.
“J-Pac Medical’s technical know-how and production experience around reagent blister packaging in the molecular diagnostics end-market represents an exciting growth opportunity given trends in point-of-care diagnostics, specifically as it relates to microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip applications. Our partnership with LSO broadens our reach within the life sciences and diagnostics end-markets we are targeting,” said Jeff Barrett, President of the newly formed Diagnostics Division.
Source: Life Science Outsourcing
