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Synthes

Company nameSynthes Holding AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft (SWX - SYST)
IndustryHealth care
Founded1999
HeadquartersSolothurn, Switzerland (corporate), West Chester, PA, United States (operational)
Key peopleHansjörg Wyss (Chairman), Michel Orsinger (President and CEO)
ProductsPhysical trauma, spine, craniofacial, mandible and chest implants, medical power tools, biomaterials
RevenueUS $3.395 billion (2009)
Operating incomeUS $1.163 billion (2009)
Net incomeUS $824.0 million (2009)
Employees10,700 (2009)

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Synthes Holding AG (formerly Synthes-Stratec, SWX - SYST) is a multinational medical device manufacturer based in Solothurn, Switzerland and West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the world's largest maker of implants to mend bone fractures, and also produces surgical power tools and advanced biomaterials. Synthes is controlled by chairman, former CEO and largest shareholder Hansjörg Wyss, who is ranked 164th on the 2008 Forbes list of richest people in the world. The company's shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the firm is a constituent of the SMI index.

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SEIBERT v. LUTRON ELECTRONICS - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com---Synthes- (USA), 204 F.3d 494, 500 (3d Cir. 2000). The ADA defines a disability as (a) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:05:52 GMT+00:00
IN RE GARRIGAN v. BOWEN - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com---...- with the forming of his opinion, if the subject matter relates to the facts or opinions expressed") (emphasis in original); -Synthes- Spine Co., LP v. ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:29:29 GMT+00:00
Swiss Stocks Fall; Synthes, ABB Slide as Meyer Burger Gains - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek---Synthes- Inc., the maker of devices to treat spinal injuries, slumped 1.8 percent after a US rival cut its earnings forecast. ABB Ltd. fell for a fourth day. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:34:24 GMT+00:00
Synthes announces takeover of The Anspach Effort - Zenopa Tweet this news
Zenopa---Synthes- has completed a takeover of global surgical tools manufacturer The Anspach Effort for an undisclosed fee. The deal, which closed on November 5th ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:04:33 GMT+00:00
Synthes Acquires US Surgical Tools Manufacturer - Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review (press release) Tweet this news
Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review (press release)---Synthes- acquired the privately-owned Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based surgical power tools manufacturer Anspach, according to a company news release. ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:22:50 GMT+00:00
Synthes buys surgical tool maker - Philadelphia Inquirer Tweet this news
Philadelphia Inquirer---Synthes- Inc., a West Chester surgical device maker, today said it has acquired a Florida company called The Anspach Effort Inc., a maker of high-speed ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:01:32 GMT+00:00
Harvard's Wyss Institute teams with Agilent on bioengineering effort - Mass High Tech Tweet this news
Mass High Tech---...- donated by 1965 Harvard Business School graduate Hansjörg Wyss, who retired from the CEO position of medical device firm, -Synthes-, in Switzerland. ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:51:50 GMT+00:00
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Synthes up on Stryker's solid results - Reuters UK Tweet this news
Reuters UK--Shares in Swiss medical device maker -Synthes- (SYST.VX) rise 2.1 percent, outperforming a 0.6 percent higher sector index .SXDP, as investors expect solid ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:15:41 GMT+00:00
Lost profits not awarded where the patentee corporation did not sell any ... - Lexology (registration) Tweet this news
Lexology (registration)--The district court allowed SSI to amend its complaint to add its sister company -Synthes- Spine Co., LP (“-Synthes- Spine”), which made and sold a commercial ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:14:09 GMT+00:00
Swiss Stocks Climb; Synthes Shares Advance, Valiant Declines - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek---Synthes- Inc., the world's largest maker of bone-related medical devices, rose 1.2 percent after US rival Stryker Corp. upgraded its 2010 profit forecast. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:18:58 GMT+00:00

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