SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vention Medical announced today that it is partnering with DSM, a global leader in biomedical materials, to offer customers the option of integrating the development, testing and application of hydrophilic lubricious coatings into the catheter manufacturing process. This collaboration will strengthen Vention’s position as a single-source solution for catheter-based device design, development, manufacturing and assembly.
Working with Vention from start to finish will eliminate the need for customers to transfer finished devices to another supplier for development and coating application services, streamlining their supply chain and realizing time and cost savings.
“We’re always looking for leading-edge solutions to help customers get their innovations to market faster,” said Tom Testa, president of Vention’s Advanced Technologies business. “With this partnership, we’re proud to offer our customers the best coating technology on the market in a very efficient manner.”
Vention has invested in a coating development and applications center at its Minneapolis, MN facility. Under the agreement, Vention will have full capability to apply, test and validate DSM coatings in-house, eliminating steps from the customer’s supply chain. DSM engineers will work seamlessly with the Vention team to provide expertise in coating catheters from prototyping through commercialization.
DSM’s ComfortCoat® hydrophilic lubricious coatings can help improve medical device performance in a wide range of applications and procedures. All coating application processes can be customized to meet specific device requirements.
“The strategic partnership with Vention Medical supports our continued commitment to address the needs of our customers and ultimately physicians and patients, by giving them better access to specialized expertise and leading technologies in the market,” said Dr. Hinke Malda, global director medical coatings, DSM Biomedical. “The collaboration with Vention Medical uniquely combines strong R&D, and the ability to provide catheter design and development through manufacturing and assembly. We are excited to be an integral part of being able to now offer our customers a single-source solution that simplifies and optimizes the supply chain.”
To learn more about this partnership between DSM and Vention Medical to provide single-source solutions for catheters & coatings, visit us at MD&M West 2016; DSM booth #2808, Vention Medical booth #3219.
About Vention Medical
Vention Medical is a global integrated solutions partner with more than 30 years of experience in design, engineering and manufacturing of complex medical devices and components. Vention Medical specializes in components and services used in interventional and minimally invasive surgical products including catheters, balloons, extrusions, polyimide and composite tubing, heat shrink tubing, braid-reinforced shafts, cleanroom injection molding, and finished device assembly and packaging. Visit Vention at ventionmedical.com.
About DSM – Bright Science. Brighter Living.™
Royal DSM N.V. is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in life sciences and materials sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously. DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM’s and its associated companies deliver annual net sales of about €10 billion with approximately 25,000 employees. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.dsm.com/medical or www.dsm.com.
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