Integra LifeSciences
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Limit Uncertainty
Integra LifeSciences Corporation, based in Plainsboro, New Jersey, a global leader in medical devices and regenerative medicine, is dedicated to limiting uncertainty for surgeons, so they can focus on providing the best patient care. Integra is a publicly traded company and is listed under the symbol IART. The company was founded in 1989 and is credited with manufacturing the first piece of artificial skin. Integra's main competitors are Medtronic Inc. and Johnson & Johnson.
HISTORY
1989
1992
- Changes name to Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.
1993
- Acquires Biomat Corp. and Vitaphore Corp.
1995
- Produces first batch of Integra Artificial Skin
- Begins publicly trading on NASDAQ as IART
1996
- FDA approves INTEGRA® Dermal Regeneration Template
1997
1999
- FDA 510K Clearance DuraGen® Dural Graft Matrix
- Acquires the NeuroCare Group
2000
- FDA 510K Clearance LICOX® System
- Acquires Clinical Neuro Systems, Inc. and NMT Medical
2001
- FDA 510K Clearance NeuraGen® Nerve Guide
- Acquires Satalec Medical and GMS
- Integra becomes profitable
2002
- Establishes Integra Foundation
- Acquires Neurosciences Division of NMT Medical Inc., Padgett Instruments Inc., and Radionics Division of Tyco Healthcare Group
2003
- Acquires J. Jamner Surgical Instruments, Inc.
2004
- Acquires R&B™ Instrument Line and Mayfield® Product Line
- Forbes 200 Best Small Companies List
2005
- Acquires Newdeal Technologies
- Forbes 200 Best Small Companies List
2006
- Forbes 200 Best Small Companies List
- New Jersey Technology Council inducts Integra into First NJTC Hall of Fame
- Acquires Canada Microsurgical Ltd., Kinetikos Medical, Inc., Miltex, Inc., and Radionics Division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP
2007
- Launches Integra Mozaik™ Osteoconductive Scaffold
- Establishes EMEA office in Lyon, France
- Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine honors Integra as Medical Device Manufacturer of the Year
- New Jersey Technology Council names Integra “Master Technology Company of the Year”
- Acquires IsoTis Orthobiological Inc., LXU Healthcare/LUXTEC®, Pain Management product lines from Physician Industries, and Precise Dental Family of Companies
2008
- INTEGRA® Dermal Regeneration Template approved in Japan
- Forbes 200 Best Small Companies List
- Acquires Theken Family of Companies, Integra NeuroSciences Pty. Ltd., and Minnesota Scientific, Inc. (d/b/a Omni-Tract Surgical)
2009
- Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary
- Named by NJBIZ as one of New Jersey's 2009 Fifty Fastest Growing Companies[1]
2010
- Integra unveiled a new corporate brand around the theme of "Limit Uncertainty" with the help of global branding company Stealing Share.[2]
- Peter Arduini appointed President and Chief Operating Officer
- Featured in Forbes 2010 List of America's 100 Best Small Companies[3]
- Named by NJBIZ as one of New Jersey's 2010 Fifty Fastest Growing Companies
2011
- Acquires SeaSpine, Inc.
- Acquires Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.
- Named by NJBIZ as one of New Jersey's 2010 Fifty Fastest Growing Companies
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