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Cook Group

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Cook Group, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 27 November 2025
Cook Group Incorporated
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedical devices
Founded1963; 63 years ago (1963) in Bloomington, Indiana, United States
FounderWilliam A. "Bill" Cook
Headquarters
Bloomington
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMedical devices, real estate holdings

Cook Group Incorporated is a privately owned American enterprise headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, specializing in the production of medical devices. Positioned at number 324 on Forbes' 2008 list of America's Largest Private Companies, the organization functions through three principal sectors: Cook Medical, Cook Services, and Cook Properties, each encompassing multiple subsidiary companies.

History

Established in 1963 by William A. "Bill" Cook in Bloomington, Indiana, Cook Incorporated began with the manufacture of catheters, needles, and wire guides. By 2014, its product portfolio had expanded to more than 16,000 items spanning 10 hospital service categories and reaching clients in 135 countries. Its subsidiaries include manufacturing entities such as K-Tube and Cook Polymer Technology. The group also owns CFC Properties, a real estate development company managing various residential and commercial holdings in Bloomington, including Fountain Square Mall and Grant Street Inn. Furthermore, Cook restored and currently owns the French Lick Resort, which includes the historic West Baden Springs Hotel and French Lick Springs Hotel.

In September 2017, Catalent purchased Cook Pharmica for $950 million. Later, in February 2022, Cook Medical divested its Reproductive Health division to The Cooper Companies for $875 million.

Medical manufacturing

  • Cook Incorporated
  • Cook Research Incorporated
  • Cook Urological Incorporated
  • Cook MyoSite
  • MED Institute, Inc.
  • Cook Biotech Incorporated
  • Cook Endoscopy
  • Cook Vascular Incorporated
  • William Cook Europe ApS
  • William A. Cook Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • Cook Ireland Ltd.

Allied manufacturing

  • Sabin Corporation (currently operating as Cook Polymer Technology)
  • K-Tube Corporation

Affiliates

  • CFC, Inc.
    • Fountain Square Mall
    • Grant Street Inn
  • Cook Aviation Inc.
  • Cook Travel
  • Cook Family Health Center Inc.