Boston Scientific recently announced an agreement to acquire privately-held VENITI, Inc. for $160 million. According to the press release, VENITI submitted a pre-market approval application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June 2018 for the VICI stent system for treating obstructive venous disease. The VICI stent system received CE Mark approval in 2013.

According to the press release, venous obstructive disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the United States and Western Europe annually. Jeff Mirviss, Senior Vice President and President of Peripheral Interventions at Boston Scientific, commented:

Along with our leading AngioJet thrombectomy platform and venous product pipeline, we look forward to meeting the needs of physicians treating both chronic and acute venous disease.

According to the Worcester Business Journal, Boston Scientific announced over $1.5 billion in acquisitions this year alone. Other notable Boston Scientific acquisitions in 2018 include Millipede ($540m), NxThera ($306m), nVision Medical Corporation ($275m), Claret Medical ($270m), and Cryterion Medical ($202m).

Boston Scientific expects the acquisition of VENITI to be immaterial to adjusted earnings per share (EPS) in 2018 and 2019, and accretive thereafter. Nonetheless, shares of Boston Scientific opened trading the day of the announcement up more than 3 percent.

Written by: Michael P. Burns, Ph.D.