Avatera Medical becomes the newest robotic surgery group in Europe
The German start-up must navigate the hazards that have felled other surgical robot developers while simultaneously dealing with a more crowded market.
Another robot deal for J&J shows up lack of Verb results
Johnson & Johnson is going in hard on robotics, but its first big move here has still not paid off.
Medtronic bets on flexibility for its surgical robots
The long-awaited robotic surgery system is designed to open up the market.
With new unicorn status, CMR Surgical sets profitability target
CMR Surgical’s private round is the largest ever venture deal for a European medtech. And the point is to get to profitability, not flotation.
The extremes converge in big medtech’s hiring practices
Intuitive Surgical makes the most money per employee – but the title of “most improved” goes to Philips.
Medtronic spends $1.6bn to finish what it started with Mazor
The industry leader’s biggest buy since Covidien gets it into robots, but direct competition with Intuitive is unlikely.
Medtechs prioritise efficiency when it comes to hiring
Big cap medtech is hiring, largely thanks to organic growth.
