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.
Keeping corporations healthy is good business for Livongo
Livongo Health, which launched a highly successful IPO in July, claims to be one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley. Can it keep investors happy as growth…
Meril Life Sciences comes late to aortic valves
The market for minimally invasive aortic implants is sewn up – can a tiny private group find a way in?
Veracyte’s nasal lung cancer test results raise questions
Amid the sea of lung cancer blood test developers, one company has nosed out a different approach.
Hologic burns its aesthetics unit
Cynosure’s technology seems to have been better at destroying value than it was at destroying fat – Hologic has sold the business for a tenth of the purchase price.
Who will buy Qiagen?
The Dutch group is ripe for a takeover, and while Thermo Fisher has to be the likeliest candidate for acquirer there are a number of potentially interested parties.
Medtech venture investors wait longer for an exit
The period between a device company’s foundation and its acquisition has lengthened over the past few years, and currently stands at more than a decade.
The next orthopaedics megamerger
The orthopaedics sector has seen several sizeable mergers over the past decade. Might it see more?
Wright and Stryker embark on a joints venture
Stryker’s scale-building efforts have been notable over the past few years, and at $4.7bn this is its largest-ever deal.
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