Bioventus-Misonix M&A: AWC Continues “Bleed” Into Adjacencies

Yesterday (29 Jul 2021), Bioventus and Misonix jointly announced an M&A. This deal is particularly significant in the advanced wound care (AWC) space for three reasons: The combined entity will be a “new” relatively large advanced wound care player (though similar to Misonix pre-deal, not necessarily with AWC as its sole focus). This is also … Read More

Henry Schein Acquires Majority Stake in Prism Medical Products

Today (6 Jan 2021), Henry Schein, a top global medical, dental, and veterinary solutions provider / distributor with a global presence, announced its acquisition of a majority ownership position in Prism Medical Products, one of the top US DME (durable medical equipment) providers focused on shipping products to the home. Recent forays into this space … Read More

Net Health Acquires Tissue Analytics

Today (14 May 2020), Net Health, a leading specialty health software firm with particularly successful market penetration in US wound clinics, announced the acquisition of Tissue Analytics. The entire TA team will remain and join the Net Health organization. This development is significant to the advanced wound care and adjacent industries for many reasons. By … Read More

COVID-19: Preliminary Operational and Commercial Wound Care Insights

Advanced wound care’s position in the evolving COVID-19 landscape Global economies have been slammed by COVID-19 in the first part of the year. Some biomed sectors, such as PPE, respiratory, and telemed solutions, have seen unprecedented demand for increased production/availability and new innovation alike. On the other hand, orthopedics, plastics, and other service lines with … Read More

Underappreciated Advanced Wound Care Opportunities in 2020 and Beyond

Despite the overwhelming majority of R&D, regulatory, sales, marketing, and corporate finance focus in the advanced wound care (AWC) sector being on physical advanced wound care products, many of the greatest opportunities to drive outcomes–and profitability–exist in the realm of wound care service delivery. This concept was further developed by senior management from several of … Read More

EWMA 2019 and Executive Industry Forum: Unlocking the Commercial Potential of the US & Asia

The European Wound Management Association (EWMA) conference in Gothenburg, Sweden earlier this month was a great success. We witnessed several important advanced wound care innovations and announcements: From new approaches for addressing nonviable tissue and infection, to CTPs (cellular and tissue-based products) which are financially viable in non-US markets, to sensors and other digital health … Read More

Debrief: Association for The Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) 2019 Pressure Ulcer Summit [Video]

The Association for The Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) has just wrapped up its pressure ulcer summit in Atlanta, Georgia.  Highlights included: The patient journey International participation and sharing of approaches (Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Mexico, and others) A pressure ulcer workshop Technical and scientific discussions Challenges and opportunities across the continuum of care Advocacy for … Read More