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13/01/2021at 23:25

Coloplast CEO urged to take action: Release the billions!

Medtech firm Coloplast is on a buying spree, but its purchases are too few and far between, according to industry sources. Pharmaceutical firms Novo Nordisk and Lundbeck have led the way so far.
Coloplast CEO Kristian Villumsen | Photo: Stine Bidstrup/ERH
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BY BENJAMIN WERNER CHRISTENSEN, TRANSLATED BY NIELSINE NIELSEN

The wealthy and highly lucrative medtech firm Coloplast needs to let go of some of its caution, release the billions and acquire either new firms or technology, according to several industry actors.

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