Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical partnered with BARDA and the DoD to expand capacity at its Keene, N.H. facility for hypodermic needle and syringe production. BARDA will invest $20 million into a $38 million capital expansion project, and Smiths Medical received an order for 78.6 million syringe and needle units.

Smiths Medical partnered with BARDA and the Department of Defense to expand capacity at its Keene, New Hampshire facility for production of hypodermic needle and syringe products. BARDA will invest $20 million into a $38 million capital expansion project, increasing needle production capacity by 125 million units per year.

Smiths Medical acquired the business of Access Scientific, LLC, a San Diego-based company that manufactures POWERWAND midline and extended dwell catheters, expanding its vascular access product portfolio.

Circuitwise has joined a consortium led by Grey Innovation to manufacture printed circuit board assemblies for 2,000 emergency ventilators under a $31.3 million contract with the Australian Federal Government. The ventilators are to be delivered by the end of July 2020.