
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.

Liquid biopsy developers take aim at colorectal cancer
Natera and Guardant are about to shake things up with indication-specific blood tests, but Exact is keeping faith with Cologuard – for now.

A bad year to be an American medtech
Big-cap device makers on European exchanges did nicely in 2021, whereas their US-listed brethren had a harder time.