Smith & Nephew Acquiring Ceterix, Meniscal Repair Technology
Ceterix Orthopaedics is the developer of the NovoStitch® Pro Meniscal Repair System. SNN will pay up to $105MM, comprising an...
Dec 18 2018,
Market Forces
Streamlined Inspections Imperative to Success of Micro-Machining Complex Components
Maintaining the quality and repeatability that device companies require involves consistent, reliable and verifiable measurement and inspection of these small...
Dec 05 2018,
Contract Manufacturers Responding to Market Forces are Primed for Growth
We estimate that revenue for the orthopaedic contract manufacturing market reached $5 billion in 2017, +7.6% from 2016. We examine...
Dec 05 2018,
Medacta Invests in Personalized Medicine with Acquisition of Swiss Technology Company
Medacta gains access to Balgrist CARD’s MyOsteotomy, a tool for planning/executing complex osteotomy with a patient-specific approach. MyOsteotomy combines 3D...
Nov 27 2018,
WishBone Medical’s Purchase of Red Star: Rare OEM Acquisition of Supplier
In line with the small number of OEM/supplier M&A transactions that have occurred in orthopaedics during the last five years,...
Nov 27 2018,
Orthopaedic Product Development: Forecasting Changes to Come
Considering surgical techniques, regulations and technologies together as a whole, expect to see significant changes in orthopaedics over the next...
Nov 05 2018,
Orthopaedic Investors Prioritize Care Delivery, Post-Revenue Companies
Investors who spoke during October's Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC) pointed to extremities, sports medicine, digital health and the hospital...
Nov 05 2018,
Corin Increases Footprint with Acquisition of Global Orthopaedic Technology
Global Orthopaedic Technology (GOT), which bills itself as the largest Australian-owned orthopaedic implant designer and manufacturer, was established in 1999...
Oct 09 2018,
NASS Conversations Reaffirm Focus on Additive, Computer-Assisted Surgery, Materials
The spine industry is fixated on two concepts: procedure enhancement via surgical assistance technologies and device design via coatings, materials...
Oct 05 2018,
Large Spine Players Focus Acquisitions on Robotics, Navigation, Additive
Medtronic, DePuy Synthes, Stryker and Globus Medical–four of the five largest spine companies ranked by revenue–announced acquisitions in the last...
Sep 24 2018,
Effective Supplier Scorecards Rely on Identifying Key Metrics, Data, Inputs
The correct metrics for your scorecard can include elements of quality, on-time delivery, cost vs. value, and can yield actionable...
Sep 24 2018,
Wright Medical’s Acquisition of Cartiva Offers Boost for Lower Extremity Business
Cartiva’s Synthetic Cartilage Implant is used to treat arthritis in the great toe. Wright’s $435MM purchase of the technology (expected...
Sep 07 2018,
Stryker Moves to Strengthen Spine Business with $1.4 Billion Purchase of K2M
K2M’s innovative technology platform will add a suite of complex spine solutions to Stryker’s core spine portfolio; K2M’s consistent support...
Sep 07 2018,
Surgeons Seek Innovation in Instruments, Delivery of Care
OMTEC’s Closing Panel brought together surgeon executives and entrepreneurs with diverse market backgrounds–joint reconstruction, spine and trauma–to provide perspective on...
Jul 18 2018,
Finding Your Way in a Post-Lean/Six-Sigma World Using Operations Science
This alternative approach to Lean and Six Sigma allows executives to build business success by making decisions guided by practical,...
Jul 17 2018,