SiNtx Technologies Inc (SINT)

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Total acquisition costs of Implex was $108m upfront + $124.1 (96m+28.1) in cash earn-out payments from 2004-2006 for a grand total of $232.1m. Sintx tried to IPO for a valuation of around $225m in 2007 when it only had spinal product candidates and hip/knee candidates in early stages of R&D.

Each share of Implex stock will be converted into the right to receive cash having an aggregate value of approximately $108 million at closing and additional cash earn-out payments that are contingent on the growth of Implex product sales through 2006.

We have paid $96.0 million of earn-out payments through December 31, 2005. We estimate remaining payments, which will occur in 2006, to be in a range from $30 million to $40 million.

In 2006, we made a final payment of $28.1 million pursuant to the terms of the Implex acquisition agreement for contingent earn-out payments.

Thats how much Zimmer paid for Implex, a materials company which was limited to orthopedic reconstruction and spinal markets. Meanwhile Sintx Si3N4 is not only a superior material, its potential market uses far exceed that of Implex as show in the study below!

The pending acquisition of Implex gives the Company enhanced flexibility in the development of products using Trabecular Metal Technology, which the Company believes has significant potential in orthopaedic reconstructive and spinal product applications.

Quote Sources:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095013704001881/c83286e10vk.htm
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095013706002478/c02799e10vk.htm
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000095013707002904/c12593e10vk.htm


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Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application

examples of their medical applications that relate to spinal, orthopedic and dental implants, bone grafts and scaffolds, platforms for intelligent synthetic neural circuits, antibacterial and antiviral particles and coatings, optical biosensors, and nano-photonic waveguides for sophisticated medical diagnostic devices are all covered in the research reviewed herein. The examples provided convincingly show that silicon nitride is destined to become a leader to replace titanium and other entrenched biomaterials in many fields of medicine.

https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/4/2/16/htm

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Silicon Nitride = Next Gen Hip Implant Material

Silicon nitride, silicon carbide and diamond-like carbon as non-oxide ceramics are considered to be the new generation of materials used in hip prosthetics, particularly in the manufacture of acetabular cups, due to their excellent biocompatibility, osteointegration, and tribological and mechanical properties, but all three materials need more study. However, silicon nitride is the nearest to commercialization, through businesses such as Amedica Corp. and SyntX Technologies

Im guessing the authors meant Sintx Technologies. Amedica being the companies former name before the name was sold to CTL.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10422432/