The €10.2 million (US$11 million) that Bedal International NV recently closed in a funding round is “crucial” for the company’s continued growth and development, co-CEO  Alexander Van Damme, told BioWorld. “The financing provides the necessary resources to scale up operations, enhance product development, and expand market reach, particularly in the competitive U.S. market,” he said.

Lunglife AI Inc. is looking for a strategic partner to help get Lunglb — its non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer — into the market and to the patients who need it. The company’s artificial intelligence-supported blood-based test, which identifies indeterminate lung nodules, will be game changing for early lung cancer diagnosis, Paul Pagano, Lunglife CEO, told BioWorld.

Roche Holdings AG received CE mark for its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, Accu-Chek Smartguide. The company said the solution addresses the unmet need around diabetes management and glycemic control as it offers critical predictions to people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Endoron Medical Ltd. raised $10 million in its series A funding round to accelerate clinical validation work on its catheter-based endostapling system, Aortoseal, which repairs abdominal aortic aneurysms. The round was led by Sofinnova Partners, with participation from the European Innovation Council Fund.

Smartcella Holding AB raised €50 million (US$54 million) in a new share issue that it will use to accelerate growth and ramp up commercialization of its endovascular Extroducer delivery device, in addition to strengthening its cell and mRNA operations. The funding is supported by existing and new investors including Astrazeneca, which committed to approximately half of the shares issued.

Serac Imaging Systems Ltd. is seeing encouraging results from ongoing trials at three sites, which are comparing its Seracam portable hybrid gamma-optical camera for medical imaging to standard of care nuclear medicine imaging, Mark Rosser, CEO of the company, told BioWorld.

The U.S. FDA granted Signum Surgical Ltd. de novo marketing clearance for its Biohealx technology as a treatment for anal fistula. Biohealx is a single use, bioabsorbable implant, designed to not only to treat the condition in a minimally invasive procedure but also promote healing, prevent fistula recurrence and protect patient continence.

Alcon AG completed the acquisition of Belkin Vision Ltd. with an upfront consideration of $81 million with an additional $385 million in contingent payments. With the deal, Alcon gets its hands on Belkin’s U.S. FDA-cleared direct selective laser trabeculoplasty device, expanding its treatment options for patients with glaucoma.

Syntheticmr AB received CE marking for its next-generation brain imaging solution, SyMRI Neuro. The company hopes that version 15 of its SyMRI software, which provides quantitative data, automatic tissue segmentation and adjustable contrast weighted images from a scan, will transform diagnostic imaging.

A new non-invasive device which enables women to test themselves at home for signs of the cancer-causing human papillomavirus strains in menstrual blood, has been developed with support from the Venture Builder Incubator at the University of Edinburgh.