TransMedics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, announced today the closing of its previously announced acquisition of Summit Aviation, a premier U.S. charter flight operator. The acquisition enables the establishment of TransMedics Aviation as the first integrated national provider of air logistics dedicated exclusively to organ transplantation in the U.S.
“We are delighted to complete the acquisition of Summit Aviation, which represents a critical element of TransMedics’ strategy to build and manage a national transplant logistics network designed to expand the reach and coverage of the National OCS Program (NOP),” said Waleed Hassanein, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer. “I want to take this opportunity to welcome the Summit team to the TransMedics team. I also want to welcome Ben Walton in his new role as our new VP of Aviation Services.”
About TransMedics Group, Inc.
TransMedics is the world’s leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure.
