Middle Branch Partners was at the MD&M West show in Anaheim, California this week. Turnout was surprisingly strong showing the strength of the MedTech industry in the face of global challenges.

Our client UFP Technologies has acquired Advant Medical Molding in a non-auction, private transaction. Read more here.

AAOS 2022 is back to its normal cadence, a March show around Spring Break. But there is no Spring Break in Chicago, with cloudy skies, rain and wind. It is the Windy City after all.

Kick-off reception for AAOS 2022 at the Union League Club, Chicago. Great attendance and a great speaker! Front, left to right, David Anderson, Managing Director Capital One Medical Devices & Products and Albert DaCosta, Founder and CEO Paragon 28 - the evening’s speaker.

Mike Evers of Orthoworld discusses how the orthopedic market finds itself in familiar territory in early 2022, with COVID infections surging to record levels. While we await fourth-quarter and full-year results from orthopedic companies, we'll summarize below our expectations and questions for the market as it enters the third year of disruption from the pandemic.

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This week BIOMEDevice San Jose was held in California. Middle Branch Partner’s Larry Barr was there.

Middle Branch Partners' Chuck Weikel was live from Medica for a special free Webinar discussing M&A and market conditions with the German American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago and affiliated Chambers across Germany. Watch the video here.

The biggest and best of all MedTech trade shows is back on, with fewer attendees but still of high quality. We were there.

It was lightly attended, but quality discussione ensued reflecting the state of the industry: “There are certain parts that are beginning to become scare. We are all dealing with the issue, finding alternate sources and substituting materials.” - MedTech CEO

NASS 2021 was held in Boston this week. Larry Barr was there from Middle Branch Partners.

Some consider trade shows to be a necessary evil — be seen or be gone. Others see them as a great tool in their marketing kit. They are a really a combination of both. As we re-enter a more customary world of MedTech tradeshows and events, it may be useful to look at why we attend them in the first place.

Middle Branch Partner’s Larry Barr was at Medical Packaging and Pack Expo this week. Held in Las Vegas, it was decently attended and good discussions ensured.

The BIOMEDevice show was in Boston this week and was lightly attended. Nevertheless Middle Branch Partners was there and we had some highly quality discssions for our clients.

Mike Evers of Orthoworld discusses how the orthopedic market outperformed expectations in the first half of 2021, given gaps in vaccine coverage and the surging delta variant.

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Middle Branch partners advised on these two providers of medical coating tech.

AAOS 2021 is underway in San Diego. This year, beacuse of Covid, it is a very different show. Take a look.

Back in the saddle again. MD&M West is back with lighter-than-usual attendance but with a productive program.

An interview with our partners Larry Barr, Göran Brorsson, and Chuck Weikel discussing the first half of 2021 in the MedTech M&A markets.

Mike Evers of Orthoworld discusses the state of Orthopedic markets and M&A in 2Q21. As we near 2Q earnings, we're watching for a barometer of the market's recovery, momentum in M&A, as well as the evolution toward digital.

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For years we have always thought the best technical reference for the MedTech metals industry is the Orthomaterials Pocketbook put out by our friends at Forécru. With contributions by leading companies across the industry, it has much detail about the processes used and details that even non-engineers can understand.