Paul Hartmann: +14%

Heidenheim, Germany-based Paul Hartmann boasts that its sales for the first half of 2015 were up 5%, to 955.1 million euros ($1.1 billion), while the overall market it competes in was up 2 to 3%. Infection management led the way with 7% growth, fueled by hydroactive wound care products and the Vivano negative-pressure wound therapy system (shown above). 

"Demographic changes, increases in chronic illness and healthcare acquired infections are major healthcare challenges globally," Hartmann CEO Andreas Joehle noted in a news release.