Meridian Medical Technologies
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| Formerly | Brunswick Biomedical Corporation (1968-November 1996) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Medical equipment |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Autoinjectors |
Number of employees | 452 |
| Website | meridianmeds |
Meridian Medical Technologies, LLC is an American company which specialized primarily in developing and manufacturing antidotes for chemical weapons.
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.
- Pharmaceutical companies of the United States
- Companies based in Columbia, Maryland
- American companies established in 1968
- Pharmaceutical companies established in 1968
- 1968 establishments in Maryland
- Health care companies based in Maryland
- Antidotes
- 2003 mergers and acquisitions
- 2022 mergers and acquisitions