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Teijin Moves Into Medical Implants

by Jean-François Tremblay
March 2, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 9

Teijin will pay about $13 million for a 50% stake in the Japanese implant company Nakashima Medical. Teijin expects that its cash injection and materials science expertise will enable Nakashima Medical to grow internationally and triple its sales to $84 million by 2020. At present, the firm is focused on the Japanese market for joint prostheses and trauma implants, where its share is about 3%.

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