Smith & Nephew
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Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business. They have leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound Management, Sports Medicine and Trauma. ref name= "About"> at a glance smith&nephew, accessed 7 November 2014 </ref>
They are a constituent of the UK's FTSE100 and their shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange. [1]
The firms history dates back over 150 years to the family enterprise of Thomas James Smith who opened a small pharmacy in Hull in 1856. The firm was taken on by his nephew Horatio Nelson Smithin 1896 following the death of his uncle Thomas Smith. [2]
Affiliations
Smith & Nephew are currently a donor to the Science Media Centre according to the SMC.
