Manufacturers of vaccine supplies and personal protective equipment can expect more work as the new Biden administration rolls out its plans to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In one of his first official acts as president, Joe Biden announced a plan to “fully use” the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of testing supplies, masks, […]
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3M lays off another 1,700 workers, many related to former drug delivery business
3M (NYSE:MMM) laid off another 1,700 workers during its second-quarter — with many of the jobs related to the company’s divested drug delivery business. The layoff — announced as part of an SEC filing on July 28 — comes after the Maplewood, Minn.–based manufacturing conglomerate said early this year that it would lay off 1,500 workers — though […]
Kindeva Drug Delivery launches as independent company from 3M
Kindeva Drug Delivery recently announced that it launched as an independent company, shedding its former 3M Drug Delivery Systems name. The formation of the independent company follows its acquisition by Altaris Capital Partners in a transaction that was worth $650 million. Through the acquisition, 3M will hold a 17% minority interest in Kindeva with Altaris. […]
3M to sell drug-delivery biz to Altaris Capital Partners for $650m
3M (NYSE:MMM) announced today that it entered into an agreement to sell most of its drug-delivery business to an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners for approximately $650 million. St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M will retain its transdermal drug delivery components business, according to a news release. The business being divested has annual global sales reaching approximately […]
Report: 3M may sell off its drug-delivery business for $1 billion
3M (NYSE:MMM)may try to sell off its drug-delivery business in a deal that could fetch $1 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg. The drug delivery division makes transdermal drug patches, microneedle delivery systems, nasal devices, oral inhalers and packaging films for drug delivery. 3M is also developing a smart inhaler and is looking for […]
Drug delivery biz fuels healthcare segment growth for 3M
Sales and operating profits for the healthcare business at 3M Cos. (NYSE:MMM) rose during the third quarter, helping the industrial conglomerate top the consensus sales and earnings forecasts and sending share prices up today on Wall Street. 3M Health Care’s operating profits rose 9.3% to $471 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, compared […]
10 of the world’s largest medical device companies
When it comes to the largest medical device companies, it’s a changing cast of players – as demonstrated once again in Medical Design & Outsourcing’s latest Big 100 list. We pulled financial regulatory filings and reached out major companies to create a list of the 100 largest medical device companies in the world, ranked by […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: June 9, 2017
From 3M’s expanded 510(k) clearance for its Tegaderm dressing to Medtronic and Acacia burying the hatchet, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. InspireMD inks Taiwanese distro deal for CGuard InspireMD announced in a June 8 press release that it has signed a distribution deal with […]
3M posts Street-beating Q1 results, updates full-year guidance
Shares in 3M (NYSE:MMM) rose today after the company met expectations on Wall Street with its 1st quarter results. The St. Paul, Minn.-based company posted profits of $1.32 billion, or $2.16 per share, on sales of $7.69 billion for the 3 months ended March 31, for bottom-line growth of 3.1% on sales growth of 3.8% compared with […]
