SteriPack Buys Kinneir Dufort to Boost Design Capabilities

SteriPack, a contract manufacturer for the medical device, pharmaceutical, and diagnostic markets, has acquired Kinneir Dufort (KD), a U.K.-based user-centered design and product development company.
 
Adding KD geographically grows SteriPack’s design, development, human factors research, and engineering capabilities to create a European R&D Centre of Excellence. The company now has over 150 specialist staff focused on medical device and life science product design and development.
 
“KD will further augment SteriPack’s global Design and Development team, and importantly, by leveraging our best-in-class manufacturing operations across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions, provide current and future customers enhanced options to better meet their specific needs,” Andrew McLean, president and CEO of SteriPack Group told the press.
 
Kinneir Dufort’s CEO Merle Hall added, “By joining the SteriPack Group, we are able to accelerate KD’s journey; creating new opportunities for both our team and our business by increasing our expertise and, through our work, making a difference to an expanded client base. We’re delighted to be joining forces with a business that shares our culture, values and purpose.”