Solumed employs approximately 25 people and will remain in Quebec as a separate subsidiary of 3M Canada. Solumed brings a chlorhexidine gluconate and alcohol-based line of products to 3M’s core offering for infection prevention.
Solumed’s products such as antiseptic wipes and swabsticks, along with surgical scrub brush-sponges and antiseptic gels, are said to complement 3M’s existing line of health care products intended to improve patient skin health and help reduce the risk of infection in patients and health care workers.
Jim McSheffrey, president and general manager of 3M Canada, said: “The acquisition of Solumed will enhance our local presence, expand our business and help us to better address our customers’s emerging needs in these markets.”