David Schnur Associates (DSA), a global supplier of outsourced technical sales and marketing services for the medical device and life sciences industries, recently announced an exclusive, multi-year strategic agreement to add Freudenberg Medical, a leading global CDMO partner, to its network of partners. Through this partnership, DSA will provide customers with precision metals and coating solutions, expanding industry access to Freudenberg Medical’s component and surface treatment solutions.
Freudenberg Medical specializes in metal components such as hypotubes, laser-cut tubes, pull-wire assemblies, laser welding, and engineered needles for critical applications including cardiovascular, structural heart, peripheral vascular, electrophysiology, and neurovascular devices. Additionally, they hold over 100 technology patents in surface modification and drug-device solutions, offering extensive expertise in custom drug and functional coatings for applications including drug-eluting stents, drug-coated balloons, and lubricious hydrophilic coatings.
“We have long admired Freudenberg Medical for their creativity and dedication to operational excellence,” said Barry Schnur, CEO of DSA. “This partnership is a strategic alignment with a company that brings over 175 years of unparalleled materials science expertise to the MedTech industry — a rarity in our market. It significantly enhances our ability to offer customers even more comprehensive solutions as they develop sophisticated medical devices, especially for minimally invasive and interventional applications.”
“Our partnership with DSA expands the reach of our existing commercial teams and ensures that Freudenberg Medical’s innovative coating solutions and metal components are more accessible at the early stages of device development,” said Michael McGee, CEO of Freudenberg Medical. “This collaboration offers the R&D teams of medical device OEMs faster access to a trusted CDMO with deep clinical acumen, empowering them to design high-performing devices and accelerate their time to market.”
About DSA
David Schnur Associates (DSA) is a medical device technical sales organization with more than 45 years of experience in the design and development of medical components and devices. With a global network of materials partners, DSA acts as an extension of its customers’ design, engineering, and manufacturing teams. For more information, visit DSA at dschnur.com
About Freudenberg Medical
Freudenberg Medical is a trusted strategic CDMO partner to medical device and pharmaceutical companies, committed to delivering high-quality solutions from ideation to market launch and volume production. With over 2,900 associates at 12 global manufacturing sites in MedTech hubs and proven expertise in materials and technologies, Freudenberg Medical offers a wide range of vertically integrated capabilities: from minimally invasive solutions including complex catheters, hypotubes, steerable shafts, handles as well as drug and functional coatings to precision molding, two-shot and micro molding, advanced extrusion, and solutions for smart medical devices.
