Educational publisher Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (J&B), US, has announced the acquisition of Tarascon Publishing, a leading publisher of portable medical reference products. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Tarascon is the third medical publishing company acquired by J&B in 2008. Earlier this year, it acquired Physicians' Press, an innovative medical publishing company, specialising in books and other resources in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, infectious disease, diabetes, and other clinical specialties. In March, the company announced the acquisition of Compact Clinicals, a leading publisher of psychiatry, psychology, and mental health educational materials and assessment scales.
With its expanding list of high-quality medical resources and partnerships with the American Urological Association Foundation, Lahey Clinic, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and the American Cancer Society, among many others, J&B is a trusted source for healthcare professionals. The acquisition of Tarascon brings an important new dimension to the company's current medical publishing programme.
Founded by Dr. Steven Green, Tarascon Publishing has developed a full range of information rich clinical pocketbooks and drug guides for students, physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and pharmaceutical companies. These products offer unmatched accuracy, timeliness, quality, and expertise and have received the highest praise from medical journals, residents, and other health care providers.
