Korea's Medison Becomes Samsung Electronics Affiliate With Samsung Executive Appointed CEO
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL - South Korea's leading medical equipment maker Medison Co. announced Feb. 16 that it became an affiliate of Samsung Electronics two months after the electronics giant bought a controlling stake in Medison and its local affiliate Prosonic for roughly KRW 300 billion ($262.8 million)
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