Cook Medical invests in California urology-device company
Cook Medical is leading a $24 million investment round to support a medical-device startup developing a minimally invasive treatment for urinary conditions.
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Cook Group to sell West Lafayette-based biotech subsidiary to Florida company
Cook Biotech employs 275 people, all of whom will transition to RTI Surgical once the deal closes.
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California firm terminates $875M acquisition of Cook Medical unit, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission said CooperCompanies’ decision to abandon the deal “ensures that critical reproductive health markets remain competitive.”
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IBJ Podcast: The ‘surreal’ story behind filming supernatural thriller in West Baden
Host Mason King talks with Cook Group President Pete Yonkman and Pigasus Pictures CEO Zack Spicer about making a movie at—and about—the West Baden Hotel and why Cook Group execs got involved.
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Cook Group planning to build 300 homes for employees
Bloomington-based Cook Medical Inc. is hoping to address Indiana’s housing shortage for middle-income families, and it is starting with its own workers.
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Cook Group sues Lloyd’s of London underwriter for refusing to honor $10M policy
More than 6,000 people have filed claims against Cook in connection with its inferior vena cava filters, which are small, metal, cage-like devices inserted into a vein that returns blood from the lower half of the body to the heart.
Cook Medical sells portion of reproductive health business for $300M
The move comes three months after a proposed $875 million sale of Cook’s entire reproductive health business to Cooper was called off.
Cook Medical president creates roadmap for neighborhood renewal, calls other business leaders to action
Cook and its neighborhood partners are taking revitalization a step further in the 38th Street and Sheridan Avenue area by collaborating on solutions to fix trouble spots in the area.
2022 HR Impact Awards: Cook Medical
Bloomington-based Cook Medical wins in the education and training category for making it easier for people in its community to earn their high school equivalency diploma.
Study plots potential impact of Fresh Market planned by Cook Medical plant
The Indy Fresh Market, located at 38th Street and Sheridan Avenue, is expected to bring food, jobs and millions of dollars in investment to the Arlington Woods neighborhood, which is classified as a food desert.
Cook Group sued for ‘unreasonably high fees’ in 401(k) plan
Cook Group, the Bloomington-based maker of medical devices, is being sued by a participant of its 401(k) retirement plan. Cook officials said the company planned to fight the suit.
Q&A: Eastsider returns to take charge of transformational project
Juanita Easterling now works for Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana as the plant manager of Cook Medical’s brand-new $15 million medical manufacturing facility on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Pete Yonkman: Core business resources can drive community change
Government and policymakers have a large role to play in addressing the state’s economic challenges. But they can’t do it alone. Nor should we expect them to.
IBJ Podcast: Group recruits IU athletes to help not-for-profits via NIL deals
Host Mason King talks with Cook Group President Pete Yonkman, an organizer of Hoosiers for Good, and the new group’s executive director, Tyler Harris, about how they plan to use name, image, likeness rules to pay athletes to endorse causes.
7th Circuit rules that a products liability claim against Cook Medical is untimely
The case was among thousands of complaints filed against Cook that have been consolidated in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. The number of claims recently topped 10,000, although more than 1,800 claims have been dismissed or otherwise removed.
Cook Medical legal battle one of largest in state history
The medical-device maker is vigorously defending itself against a mountain of lawsuits that claim its inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, designed to catch blood clots, are unsafe.
Cook Medical to sell reproductive health unit for $875M
The reproductive health unit includes products for obstetrics and gynecology, in vitro fertilization and assisted reproductive technology.
How IU’s smart-fiber lab could supercharge Cook Medical’s devices
The collaboration will explore incorporating “smart fibers” into Cook Medical’s products to facilitate continuous, real-time monitoring of various bodily functions during procedures.
Cook Medical, not-for-profits to build full-service grocery near 38th and Sheridan
The 14,000-square-foot store—Indy Fresh Market—will be run by two neighborhood entrepreneurs and located in an area that is designated a food desert.
IBJ Podcast: Can Cook Medical help turn an Indy neighborhood around?
Host Mason King talks with Pete Yonkman, president of Cook Group and Cook Medical, and Ashley Gurvitz, executive director of United Northeast Community Development Corp., about a plan to build a $15 million manufacturing plant in a low-income Indianapolis neighborhood.
Cook Medical, not-for-profits joining forces on $15M medical device facility
Cook has partnered with Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana and several other community organizations to build the manufacturing facility, which is expected to employ 100 employees on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Cook Medical wins new trial in product lawsuit after judge admits he erred
The judge vacated a $3 million jury award against Cook Medical, saying a Georgia woman who sued the Bloomington-based device maker “did not have overwhelming evidence” to show the company’s implanted blood-clot filter was defective or caused her injuries.
Cook Regentec spins off first biotech from Indy-based incubator
The spinoff, called Sexton Biotechnologies, has raised $5 million in outside investment and will spin off in October. The biotech develops cell and gene therapy tools used to grow cells for medical purposes.
Cook Medical ordered to pay $3M to patient hurt by blood filter
The Bloomington-based maker of medical devices said Wednesday it would appeal the verdict of a federal jury in Indianapolis, which found the device was defectively designed. More than 4,000 patients have filed lawsuits.