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Baxter International Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Healthtech · Medtech

Baxter International Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets products for people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. The company operates through three segments: BioScience, Medication Delivery, and Renal. - The BioScience segment manufactures recombinant and plasma-based proteins to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders; plasma-based therapies to treat immune deficiencies, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, burns and shock, and other chronic and acute blood-related conditions; products for regenerative medicine, such as biosurgery products and technologies used in adult stem-cell therapies; and vaccines. - The Medication Delivery segment manufactures intravenous solutions and administration sets; premixed drugs and drug-reconstitution systems; pre-filled vials and syringes for injectable drugs, intravenous nutrition products; infusion pumps; and inhalation anesthetics. This segment also offers products and services related to pharmacy compounding, drug formulation, and packaging technologies. - The Renal segment provides products to treat end-stage renal disease and irreversible kidney failure. This segment also offers solutions and other products for peritoneal dialysis, a home-based therapy and product for hemodialysis, which is conducted in a hospital or clinic. Baxter International Inc. has collaborations with HHD LLC, DEKA Products Limited Partnership, and DEKA Research and Development Corp. for the development of a home hemodialysis machine. It markets its products to hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors offices, clinical and medical research laboratories, and patients at home under physician supervision. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, Baxter International ranks #159 globally and #63 in the United States. It ranks #13 in the Healthtech industry and #11 in the Medtech subindustry.

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Corporate Startup Activity Index
#159
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Healthtech
#13
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Medtech
#11
National · United States
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#63
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Baxter International Startup Activity Metrics

Baxter International has supported 21 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $1.4 billion over the last ten years. The company currently operates 2 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore Baxter International's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

Baxter International has deployed more than $1.2 million in startup investments through Baxter Ventures and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 2 active startup programs supporting 21 startups worldwide across industries such as Hardware & IoT, Healthtech, and Software & Data. Its venture arm Baxter Ventures has invested in over 20 startups since it was founded in 2011.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Healthtech, Software & Data, and Hardware & IoT, categories where Baxter International's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where Baxter International-associated startups operate

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Programs & CVC

Baxter International Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

Baxter International engages startups through 2 active programs, supporting 21 startups in total based on our database.

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Baxter Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment · est. 2011
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Baxter Ventures invests in companies with innovative technologies, products and therapies with the ability to improve patient care globally and maximize value for investors and entrepreneurs.
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with Baxter International

Baxter International's top 5 associated startups have raised 76% of the $1.4 billion raised in the last ten years across all 21 associated startups, led by Outset Medical at $334 million. Baxter International is associated with 17 active startups and 4 exits. Baxter Ventures supports the largest number of startups, with 20 associated startups.

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Startups associated with Baxter International
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AlvotechAlvotechSB 484HealthtechReykjavikProgram InvestmentBaxter Ventures
Outset MedicalOutset MedicalSB 462HealthtechSan JoseProgram InvestmentBaxter Ventures
Precision BioSciencesPrecision BioSciencesSB 442HealthtechDurhamProgram InvestmentBaxter Ventures
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. Baxter International ranks #159 globally and #63 in the United States. It accounts for 2.5% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Healthtech industry and 0.2% of the activity generated by corporations in the United States. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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