James Coy Guyton

Alvarez & Marsal are most popular: within Law Department Performance topic(s) As market conditions stabilize and capital begins to re-engage, contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) are emerging as central drivers of value creation across the MedTech ecosystem. In 2026, the convergence of financial clarity, strategic repositioning, and platform scale ambition is expected to redefine how OEMs and investors approach growth, partnerships, and M&A in the sector.

Geopolitical tensions have been elevated between the US and China, creating waves of disruption across industrial supply chains. Following the US ban on Chinese telecom equipment in 2019 and the subsequent nearshoring of semiconductors in 2022, the biopharma supply chain is now at the center of a storm as the BIOSECURE Act makes its way through Congress.

Funeral services for Jim Guyton, 92-year-old Buffalo man who passed away Thursday evening at the Billings Clinic, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 from the Harness Funeral Home Chapel in Buffalo with Rev. Doug Wasinger officiating. Visitation was held on from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Harness Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Willow Grove Cemetery with Anchor Lodge #7 AF and AM performing the Masonic graveside service.