Carl Zeiss Meditec Acquires Two Manufacturers of Surgical Instruments

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Source: Carl Zeiss Meditec

“This is a strategically important acquisition for ZEISS Medical Technology. We expect this acquisition to scale the businesses and contribute to our surgical solution offering and add recurring revenue.” – Dr. Markus Weber, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, President & CEO

April 2022 : Carl Zeiss Meditec has recently announced the acquisition of two manufacturers of surgical instruments (Kogent Surgical, LLC and Katalyst Surgical, LLC) to further strengthen its positioning as a solution provider.

Kogent Surgical and Katalyst Surgical are based in Chesterfield, Missouri (USA) and were founded by entrepreneur Gregg Scheller. Carl Zeiss Meditec AG President and CEO Dr. Markus Weber stated: “This is a strategically important acquisition for ZEISS Medical Technology. We expect this acquisition to scale the businesses and contribute to our surgical solution offering and add recurring revenue.” Gregg Scheller commented: “We already have a successful, long-term partnership with ZEISS and FCI (France Chirurgie Instrumentation S.A.S.) and we look forward to jointly expanding our solutions into other ZEISS applications and customer specialties.” Financial terms of the deal are not disclosed.