With venture capital quite scarce, Australian med techs often question whether it makes sense to try to commercialize their products in their home market or whether they should partner to go offshore, but there are other options, said presenters at the Ausmedtech 2023 conference in Adelaide May 24.
Moon Surgical SAS secured a new $55.4 million round of financing to strengthen the development and commercialization of its Maestro robotic system for laparoscopic surgery.
Med-tech has seen significant deal value growth during the first four months of 2023, despite a decline in the number of deals. In contrast, the value of mergers and acquisitions has experienced a notable downturn.
Regenlife SAS raised $3.3 million in series A funding in order to finalize the development of its photomodulation technology to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
A collaboration between Aegis Ventures LLC and Northwell Holdings invested $12 million to launch New York-based Optain Inc., an artificial intelligence company created to enable early identification and disease prevention through retinal imaging. Retinal imaging is well known for identifying eye diseases including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degermation and glaucoma, but it can also provide insight into cardiovascular and neurological conditions.