
A year to forget for medtech stocks
The biggest surprise is that there were a handful of risers despite the widespread market turmoil.

Eclipse plunges Guardant into darkness
Investors punish the liquid biopsy maker for lacklustre data on its colorectal cancer screen.

Big medtechs’ efficiency starts to recover from Covid
Orthopaedics and cardiology groups start to improve in terms of sales per employee, but Covid test makers do better still.

Delfi aims for a cheaper liquid biopsy
With a fresh $225m in the bank, Delfi works towards a cut-price, next-generation lung cancer screen.

Despair engulfs smaller device companies
The nightmare on the public markets is not confined to the bigger groups.

Freenome aims to take on the big beasts
Forthcoming data in colorectal cancer screening could put the company’s liquid biopsy on the market – but it looks like Guardant might get there first.