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Cook Group

{{Short description|American medical technology company}}

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| name = Cook Group Incorporated

| logo = File:Cook logo.png

| type = privately held company

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| founder = William A. "Bill" Cook

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| area_served = worldwide

| key_people = Gayle Cook (Co-Founder)
Carl Cook (CEO)
Pete Yonkman

| industry = medical device, Building Materials, Manufacturing,Plastic, Packaging & Containers.

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| revenue = Over $2 billion

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| num_employees = Over 12,000

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| subsid = {{unbulleted list|Cook Medical|Cook Properties|Cook Services}}

| homepage = [http://www.cookmedical.com]
[http://www.cookbro.com]
[http://www.cookgroup.com]

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| foundation = {{start date|1963}}

| location_city = Bloomington, Indiana

| location_country = USA

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}}Cook Group Incorporated is an American privately held company based in Bloomington, Indiana, and primarily involved in manufacturing of medical devices. It was ranked #324 in Forbes' 2008 America's Largest Private Companies.{{cite web | url = https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/21/privates08_Cook-Group_6V9R.html | title = #324 Cook Group | date = 2008-11-03 | work = Forbes | location = New York City | access-date = 2009-10-19 }} It has three main divisions: Cook Medical, Cook Services and Cook Properties. All three divisions are made up of several subsidiary companies.{{cite web | url = http://www.cookgroup.com/profile/ | title = Corporate Profile | publisher = Cook Group Incorporated | location = Bloomington, Indiana | date = 2009-10-01 | access-date = 2009-10-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609001637/http://www.cookgroup.com/profile/ | archive-date = 2011-06-09 | url-status = dead }}

History

The flagship company, Cook Incorporated, part of the medical division, was founded in 1963 in a spare bedroom in Bloomington, Indiana{{cite web | url = http://www.cookgroup.com/history/index.html | title = History & Innovators | publisher = Cook Group Incorporated | location = Bloomington, Indiana | date = 2009-10-01 | access-date = 2009-10-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100128005840/http://www.cookgroup.com/history/index.html | archive-date = 2010-01-28 | url-status = dead }} The first products of Cook Incorporated included catheters, needles, and wire guides.{{cite web|title=1960s: How Cook Medical Got Its Start|url=https://www.cookmedical.com/about/history|publisher=Cook Medical|access-date=12 February 2014}} As of 2014, the company manufactured more than 16,000 products across 10 hospital service lines, and serves 135 countries.{{cite web|title=Clinical Divisions at a Glance|url=https://www.cookmedical.com/divisions|publisher=Cook Medical|access-date=12 February 2014}} Other companies include the manufacturers K-Tube and Cook Polymer Technology. Cook owns CFC Properties, a property development company that owns residential and commercial properties in Bloomington as well as Fountain Square Mall and Grant Street Inn.{{cite web | url = http://www.cfcincorporated.com/about.php | title = About CFC, Inc. | publisher = CFC, Inc. | location = Bloomington, Indiana | date = 2009-10-19 | access-date = 2009-10-19 | archive-date = 2009-11-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091125144357/http://www.cfcincorporated.com/about.php | url-status = dead }} Cook also restored and owns the French Lick Resort, which includes the historic West Baden Springs Hotel and the French Lick Springs Hotel.{{Fact|date=February 2025}}

In September 2017, Catalent purchased Cook Pharmica for $950 million.{{cite web |title=Cook Pharmica Sold To Catalent For $950M, Cook Group Buys GE Plant |url=https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/cook-pharmica-sold-catalent-950-million-127683/ |access-date=31 July 2019 |publisher=Indiana Public Media}} In February 2022, Cook Medical sold its Reproductive Health business to The Cooper Companies for $875 million.{{Cite web |last=Newmarker |first=Chris |date=2022-02-07 |title=CooperCompanies to buy Cook Medical's reproductive health business for $875M |url=https://www.massdevice.com/coopercompanies-buys-cook-medicals-reproductive-health-business-for-875m/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=MassDevice |language=en-US}}

Subsidiaries

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=Medical manufacturing=

File:Cook Medical, Bjæverskov.jpg, part of William Cook Europe ApS]]

  • Cook Incorporated
  • Cook Research Incorporated
  • Cook Urological Incorporated
  • Cook MyoSite
  • MED Institute, Inc.
  • Cook Biotech Incorporated
  • Cook Endoscopy
  • Cook Vascular Incorporated
  • William Cook Europe ApS
  • William A. Cook Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • Cook Ireland Ltd.

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=Allied manufacturing=

  • Sabin Corporation now Cook Polymer Technology
  • K-Tube Corporation

=Affiliates=

  • CFC, Inc.
  • Fountain Square Mall
  • Grant Street Inn
  • Cook Aviation Inc.
  • Cook Travel
  • Cook Family Health Center Inc.

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.cookgroup.com/ Cook Group] — official home page
  • [http://www.cookmedical.com/ Cook Medical] — official home page; most Cook content
  • [https://www.cookgroup.com/our-businesses/ Cook Group Businesses] — with links to subsidiaries

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Category:Medical technology companies of the United States

Category:American companies established in 1963

Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1963

Category:Health care companies established in 1963

Category:Manufacturing companies based in Indiana

Category:Health care companies based in Indiana

Category:Privately held companies based in Indiana

Category:Companies based in Bloomington, Indiana

Category:American brands

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