Quasar Expands in Mexico With Nordson Tecate Acquisition

Quasar Medical has completed the acquisition of Nordson Corporation’s design and development contract manufacturing businesses in Galway, Ireland, and Tecate, Mexico. The move will allow it to strengthen its position as a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for medical devices.

“This strategic acquisition marks an exciting new chapter for Quasar and the customers we serve,” says Alex Wallstein, CEO, Quasar Medical. “By combining our manufacturing excellence with the world-class design, development, and assembly expertise of the Galway and Tecate teams, we are expanding our global reach, moving closer to our customers and creating a truly global CDMO platform.”

The transaction expands Quasar’s capabilities across design, prototyping, and scalable manufacturing for interventional and minimally invasive medical devices. The company is adding nearly 200 employees through the deal, including development engineers and technicians. Quasar says that the expansion will enable closer collaboration with customers earlier in the product lifecycle while supporting faster commercialization.

The Galway facility will serve as an innovation hub for product design and clinical development, focusing on catheter systems, braiding, balloons, and extrusion technologies. Tecate will add high-volume, cost-effective manufacturing capacity, including molding, coating, packaging, and automated processes. Both sites are FDA-registered and ISO 13485-certified, strengthening Quasar’s compliance framework in the European Union and North America.

“With the addition of Galway and Tecate, we now offer a truly differentiated platform that combines upstream innovation, downstream scalability, and our unsurpassed ramp-up capabilities — accelerating time to market for our customers,” says Aviel Bohnik, Chief Operating Officer, Quasar.

The acquisition also increases Quasar’s cleanroom footprint and technical expertise in balloon catheters, braided shafts, delivery systems, and advanced assemblies, says the company. Customers are expected to gain faster product development, improved quality control, and more cost-effective production through vertical integration.