Ametek Inc., Berwyn, Pa., announces that it has acquired VTI Instruments, Irvine, Calif., which manufactures a wide range of signal conditioning and switching instruments, data acquisition solutions, and integrated test systems.
Aurora Spine Corp., Carlsbad, Calif., announces that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for sterile-packed titanium plasma spray coated (TiNano) spinal fusion implants.
Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire Sulzer Metco, a division of Sulzer, also of Switzerland, for approximately $1.1 billion.
PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., Boxborough, Mass.
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a beta-tricalcium phosphate surface treatment for porous orthopedic and dental implants that will help reduce the risk of infection.
