Beijing Surgerii Technology Co. Ltd. completed a series C3 round to support the development of its robotic system for single-port laparoscopic surgery.
The growing number of people taking up more active sports in China is powering the global market for orthopedic trauma devices through a surge in demand and the emergence of new lines of surgical products, particularly ones that can improve patient outcomes and experience.
Tessara Therapeutics Pty Ltd. is developing a technology platform that builds three-dimensional models of the human brain to treat neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease.
Sometimes the simplest solution is the most elegant solution, and that is certainly the case for Livac Pty Ltd.’s minimally invasive liver vacuum retractor device known as the Livac.
Scivita Medical Technology Co. Ltd. formed a long-term partnership with Boston Scientific Corp. to commercialize Scivita Medical's single-use percutaneous choledochoscope in China. This collaboration will increase the market penetration rate of the product.
The Australian government will deliver $50 million to a new biomedical and med-tech incubator (BMTI) program for health discoveries spanning early-stage drug development through to cutting edge medical devices and evidence-based digital health technologies.
Beijing Vas Medical Co. Ltd. raised ¥100 million (US$15M) in an angel financing round as well as obtaining marketing approval from China’s NMPA for its vascular interventional surgery robot. The company plans to use the funds to develop technology, update products, expand its team and make promotions.
Detection Technology plc has agreed to acquire X-ray flat panel detector provider Shanghai Haobo Imaging Technology Co. Ltd. to expand in the thin-film transistor (TFT) flat panel detector market. Shanghai-based Haobo Imaging was valued at around €14 million (US$15 million). Finland-based Detection Technology will acquire a 90% stake in the Chinese company while Haobo Imaging’s founder and management will maintain 10% of the shares.
Yongrenxin Medical Instrument Co. Ltd. raised nearly $100 million in a series A funding round to build a health platform to treat heart failures. Sinovac Biotech Ltd. led the round.
In its first trial designed to evaluate boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in the treatment of advanced refractory malignant tumors, Neuboron Medtech Ltd. has performed 14 irradiations on a dozen patients.