Katena acquisition
Colin Kerr
Published: Saturday, September 1, 2018
Katena Products has announced the purchase of Blink Medical Ltd, a UK-based provider of primarily single-use ophthalmic instruments.
Founded in 2004, Blink Medical currently distributes its products within Europe and the Middle East.
“The acquisition of Blink Medical strengthens and expands Katena’s offering in high-quality ophthalmic instrumentation. Single-use instruments are important to our strategy and the addition of Blink also offers Katena the benefits of a physical presence in Europe,” said Mark J. Fletcher, CEO of Katena Products.
www.katena.com
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