Meridian Medical Technologies, LLC is an American company which specialized primarily in developing and manufacturing antidotes for chemical weapons.
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| Formerly | Brunswick Biomedical Corporation (1968-November 1996) |
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| Industry | Medical equipment |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Autoinjectors |
Number of employees | 452 |
| Website | meridianmeds |
It was founded in 1968 as Brunswick Biomedical Corporation and changed its name in November 1996[1] when it merged with Survival Technology, Inc.[2] Survival Technology, Inc. had been the employer of Sheldon Kaplan, who had invented various kinds of autoinjectors, including the epinephrine autoinjector, EpiPen.[3] The EpiPen was marketed and distributed by Dey LP, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA.[4]
King Pharmaceuticals acquired Meridian in 2003, and the company became part of Pfizer when Pfizer acquired all of King's assets through a process that started in 2010 and was completed in 2011.[5][6]
Meridian is a member of the Alliance for Biosecurity,[7] which is a group of companies that work towards preventing and treating severe infectious diseases, especially those that present global security challenges.[8]
Altaris Capital Partners, LLC entered into an agreement to acquire Meridian Medical Technologies (“Meridian”) from Pfizer on November 2, 2021 and completed the acquisition on January 4, 2022.[9][10]
On November 14, 2022, Altaris LLC announced it will combine Meridian with Kindeva Drug Delivery, another operating company owned by Altaris.[11]
Meridian Medical currently has plans to expand operations in Bridgeton, Missouri and add new production lines.[12]
References edit
- ^ Bloomberg Meridian profile Page accessed Aug 25, 2016
- ^ Meridian Medical Technologies 10-K Filing For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1997
- ^ National Inventors Hall of Fame Kaplan Sheldon Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ King Pharmaceuticals Oct 21, 2002. Press Release: King Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Meridian Medical Technologies
- ^ Doyle, Jim (November 3, 2013). "Local plant suspends production of nerve gas antidote". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Pfizer Completes Acquisition Of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pfizer and King begin joint operations on March 1, 2011" (press release). Pfizer. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
- ^ "Our Members". Alliance for Biosecurity. Retrieved 2017-03-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Alliance for Biosecurity". Alliance for Biosecurity. Retrieved 2017-03-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Altaris Announces Acquisition of Meridian Medical Technologies from Pfizer". altariscap.com. November 2, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Altaris Acquires Meridian Medical Technologies from Pfizer". altariscap.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Meridian Medical Technologies and Kindeva Drug Delivery to Combine". www.meridianmeds.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Medical Manufactures asks St. Louis County to help finance expansion into bridgeton". stltoday. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.