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Last year’s 1H review recapped 24 funding announcements. This year, we have 10 to cover. Ten! We’ll leave speculation on that drop to more expert handlers. (If you want to share a thought on it, by all means, send me an email.) Let’s see who got supported so far in 2018.
3D-Side received a €3MM (~US $3.5MM) capital increase to support launch and international expansion of Customize, web-based Software as a Service/SaaS for mass customization of medical devices. The platform includes tools for design, production management and communication among healthcare providers/manufacturers/patients, in pursuit of better outcomes and shorter lead times.
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| Left: 7D Surgical Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system Right: 7D Surgical in Surgery.
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7D Surgical completed a round of financing described as its largest secured to date. Funds will support launch of the Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system and product development for spine and cranial surgical navigation. The company’s Flash Registration and Flash Fix technology are designed to save time in the O.R. by enabling anatomical registration in 20 seconds vs. the 15 to 30 minutes required by traditional IGS. Registration can be updated with the click of a foot pedal. No radiation is required.
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| Articulus Bio total ankle replacement
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Articulus Bio received an undisclosed amount of funding that will support development of a total ankle replacement specifically addressing the issue of wear debris. The company seeks to collect performance data on sub-assembly components of its Tendonoid Web Joint technology, which is designed to reduce and eliminate friction at articulating joint faces.
Biorez closed a $1.5MM C-1 financing and affirmed a planned 2019 launch of a human clinical study with a novel implant for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, following positive results from animal testing. The approach uses a scaffold on which a patient’s own cells may grow a new ligament before the implant is fully resorbed by the body. This may obviate the need to harvest a patient’s tendon to perform reconstruction.
Conventus Orthopaedics closed a $12MM venture loan. Funds will support commercialization of Nitinol-based cage technology, used to treat periarticular fractures in the proximal humerus.
Medartis raised gross proceeds of CHF 123.9MM and CHF 142.6MM, including an over-allotment of shares, in its IPO. (These figures translate to ~US $131.2MM and ~$151.0MM, respectively.) Funds will support the company’s strategic growth initiatives, including international expansion and product development, as well as potential acquisitions, etc.
Micro C Imaging, developer of a portable extremity imaging system, increased its seed investment to $2.2MM. The company seeks to launch its mobile fluoroscopy system in 2018 to bring mobile x-ray capability into physicians’ offices and clinics; urgent care facilities; ERs; rural, sports and military field settings and geographies that would benefit from a portable solution. Further, the Micro C™ may help physicians increase the utilization rate of their facilities and free up surgical time to perform additional procedures.
Simplify Medical closed an additional $23.3MM in a Series B financing, for a total $44.3MM raised. Funds will support ex-U.S. commercialization and U.S. clinical trials studying the Simplify cervical artificial disc.
Vericel, developer of MACI autologous cultured chondrocyte product for cartilage repair, closed its underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of ~$74.8MM. Funds will support general corporate purposes and potential expansion by in-licensing or acquiring complementary product candidates, technologies, etc.
Sources: Company press releases, websites, information in the public domain; images courtesy of manufacturers
Julie A. Vetalice is the Editorial Assistant at ORTHOWORLD. Reach her by email.
Last year’s 1H review recapped 24 funding announcements. This year, we have 10 to cover. Ten! We'll leave speculation on that drop to more expert handlers. (If you want to share a thought on it, by all means, send me an email.) Let’s see who got supported so far in 2018.
3D-Side received a €3MM (~US $3.5MM) capital increase to...
Last year’s 1H review recapped 24 funding announcements. This year, we have 10 to cover. Ten! We’ll leave speculation on that drop to more expert handlers. (If you want to share a thought on it, by all means, send me an email.) Let’s see who got supported so far in 2018.
3D-Side received a €3MM (~US $3.5MM) capital increase to support launch and international expansion of Customize, web-based Software as a Service/SaaS for mass customization of medical devices. The platform includes tools for design, production management and communication among healthcare providers/manufacturers/patients, in pursuit of better outcomes and shorter lead times.
| |
| Left: 7D Surgical Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system Right: 7D Surgical in Surgery.
|
7D Surgical completed a round of financing described as its largest secured to date. Funds will support launch of the Machine-vision Image Guided Surgery system and product development for spine and cranial surgical navigation. The company’s Flash Registration and Flash Fix technology are designed to save time in the O.R. by enabling anatomical registration in 20 seconds vs. the 15 to 30 minutes required by traditional IGS. Registration can be updated with the click of a foot pedal. No radiation is required.
| |
| Articulus Bio total ankle replacement
|
Articulus Bio received an undisclosed amount of funding that will support development of a total ankle replacement specifically addressing the issue of wear debris. The company seeks to collect performance data on sub-assembly components of its Tendonoid Web Joint technology, which is designed to reduce and eliminate friction at articulating joint faces.
Biorez closed a $1.5MM C-1 financing and affirmed a planned 2019 launch of a human clinical study with a novel implant for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, following positive results from animal testing. The approach uses a scaffold on which a patient’s own cells may grow a new ligament before the implant is fully resorbed by the body. This may obviate the need to harvest a patient’s tendon to perform reconstruction.
Conventus Orthopaedics closed a $12MM venture loan. Funds will support commercialization of Nitinol-based cage technology, used to treat periarticular fractures in the proximal humerus.
Medartis raised gross proceeds of CHF 123.9MM and CHF 142.6MM, including an over-allotment of shares, in its IPO. (These figures translate to ~US $131.2MM and ~$151.0MM, respectively.) Funds will support the company’s strategic growth initiatives, including international expansion and product development, as well as potential acquisitions, etc.
Micro C Imaging, developer of a portable extremity imaging system, increased its seed investment to $2.2MM. The company seeks to launch its mobile fluoroscopy system in 2018 to bring mobile x-ray capability into physicians’ offices and clinics; urgent care facilities; ERs; rural, sports and military field settings and geographies that would benefit from a portable solution. Further, the Micro C™ may help physicians increase the utilization rate of their facilities and free up surgical time to perform additional procedures.
Simplify Medical closed an additional $23.3MM in a Series B financing, for a total $44.3MM raised. Funds will support ex-U.S. commercialization and U.S. clinical trials studying the Simplify cervical artificial disc.
Vericel, developer of MACI autologous cultured chondrocyte product for cartilage repair, closed its underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of ~$74.8MM. Funds will support general corporate purposes and potential expansion by in-licensing or acquiring complementary product candidates, technologies, etc.
Sources: Company press releases, websites, information in the public domain; images courtesy of manufacturers
Julie A. Vetalice is the Editorial Assistant at ORTHOWORLD. Reach her by email.
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Julie Vetalice is ORTHOWORLD's Editorial Assistant. She has covered the orthopedic industry for over 20 years, having joined the company in 1999.
