
Device approvals drop, but the FDA has a plan
Increased headcount should allow the FDA to up the number of approvals – but not quite yet.

Venture financing holds steady for device makers
Medtech VCs have plenty of cash, which is just as well because the IPO window is shut and locked.

The other shoe finally drops for device dealmaking
A combination of Covid and market gloom results in the fewest acquisitions closing for over 20 years.

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

Big medtech's share price bloodbath
The worst half-year period for a decade leaves the biggest medical device companies half a trillion dollars poorer.