LifeScan (acquired by Platinum Equity) ^Company

LifeScan manufactures and markets blood glucose monitoring systems. The company’s product portfolio includes blood glucose meters, test strips, lancing devices, and diabetes management software solutions, hospital meters, data management systems, glucose control solutions, and linearity test kits. Additionally, the company provides pre-installation project management, installation, and post installation support services, including on-site and on-line training programs through authorized distributors such as doctors, pharmacists, and diabetes educators. Lifescan was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.  The company currently operates as a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and has facilities in Inverness, Scotland; Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.