Alumni make huge deal for medical devices business

Thursday, October 7, 2021

A company that is co-owned by former classmates at Waterloo Engineering has hit pay dirt with the sale of its cardiology business for US $1.75 billion.

Baylis Medical Company Inc., which is co-owned by Frank Baylis (BASc ’86, electrical engineering) and Kris Shah (BASc ’86, electrical engineering), announced this week that it has reached a deal with Boston Scientific Corp. that is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.

Baylis, executive chairman of the Montreal-based business, and Shah, the president, met during a co-op placement during their first year as engineering students at Waterloo.

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