Here are two recent device company partnerships.
Orthobiologics' company Cerapedics, based in Westminster, Colo., entered into a purchasing agreement with Charlotte, N.C.-based healthcare alliance Premier. The agreement covers Cerapedics' i-FACTOR Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft. Premier members will have access to i-FACTOR special pricing and pre-negotiated terms.
Headquartered in Melsungen, Germany, B. Braun Medical joined forces with Israel-based Trendlines Group on an investment in ApiFix, a Trendlines portfolio company. B. Braun took on a lead position in ApiFix's B round financing, with the company's Aesculap division investing $2.8 million in the $5 million round. The financing round is projected to close by the end of 2016.