Company:Meridian Medical Technologies Inc.
| Formerly | Brunswick Biomedical Corporation (1968-November 1996) |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Medical equipment |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Columbia, Maryland , United States |
| Products | Autoinjectors |
Number of employees | 452 |
| Parent | King Pharmaceuticals (part of Pfizer) |
| Website | meridianmeds |
Meridian Medical Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer that primarily manufactures antidotes for chemical weapons.
It was founded in 1968 as Brunswick Biomedical Corporation and changed its name in November 1996[1] when it merged with Survival Technology, Inc.[2] Survival Technology, Inc. had been the employer of Sheldon Kaplan, who had invented various kinds of autoinjectors, including the epinephrine autoinjector, EpiPen.[3] The EpiPen was marketed and distributed by Dey LP, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA.[4]
King Pharmaceuticals acquired Meridian in 2003, and the company became part of Pfizer when Pfizer acquired all of King's assets through a process that started in 2010 and was completed in 2011.[5][6]
Meridian is a member of the Alliance for Biosecurity,[7] which is a group of companies that work towards preventing and treating severe infectious diseases, especially those that present global security challenges.[8]
References
- ↑ Bloomberg Meridian profile Page accessed Aug 25, 2016
- ↑ Meridian Medical Technologies 10-K Filing For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1997
- ↑ National Inventors Hall of Fame Kaplan Sheldon
- ↑ King Pharmaceuticals Oct 21, 2002. Press Release: King Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Meridian Medical Technologies
- ↑ Doyle, Jim (November 3, 2013). "Local plant suspends production of nerve gas antidote". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/local-plant-suspends-production-of-nerve-gas-antidote/article_9958351b-392a-51c2-9a3a-edb2c6a4bdda.html. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Pfizer Completes Acquisition Of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pfizer and King begin joint operations on March 1, 2011". Pfizer. March 1, 2011. http://www.pfizer.com/news/press_releases/pfizer_press_release_archive.jsp?guid=20110301006102en&source=2011&page=14.
- ↑ "Our Members". https://www.allianceforbiosecurity.org/contact.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Alliance for Biosecurity". https://www.allianceforbiosecurity.org/about2-c1g5g.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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