# Cook Medical to convert former cigarette plant into medical device facility in Winston-Salem

Cook Medical announced plans to acquire an old R.J. Reynolds cigarette factory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and convert it into a medical device manufacturing plant. Renovations are slated to begin in late 2019, with operations planned for launch in late 2021 or early 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-13
- Where: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Starts operating: Q4 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: medical devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Cook Medical](https://endata.com/companies/24193.md)

## Sources

- [fiercebiotech.com](https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/cook-medical-to-refit-cigarette-plant-into-med-device-facility), 2018-06-13: "To turn part of the R.J. Reynolds building into a life-saving and life-changing medical device manufacturing facility is an exciting transformation."

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