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STERIS is a global provider of infection prevention and other procedural products and services. Founded in 1985, the company began as a medical equipment sterilizer manufacturer. Today, they are a leading healthcare technology provider that specializes in providing services to hospitals, outpatient surgicenters, life sciences companies, government organizations, and more. They offer centralized supply chain management solutions with networked technologies for customers such as single-use instrument tracking systems. Additionally, their offerings include washer-disinfectors for processing multi-use surgical instruments; nonwoven sterilization wraps; barrier systems for endoscopic procedures; operating room lighting and communications systems; capital equipment for sterile processing departments; consumable items such as swabs and wipes; contract sterilization services; preventative maintenance programs for equipment service needs; laboratory testing services to ensure quality assurance of surgical products; computerized data collection systems to help reduce costs related to supplies purchasing and inventory control. Over the years STERIS has grown substantially through both organic growth strategies—including openings of new facilities—and acquisition strategies leading up to being listed on the NYSE in 1995.