Beijing Surgerii Technology Co. Ltd. completed a series C3 round to support the development of its robotic system for single-port laparoscopic surgery.
China’s NMPA granted conditional approval for a COVID-19 oral pill to treat adult patients with mild to moderate cases of the virus to a unit of Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
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.
China’s NMPA granted conditional approval for a COVID-19 oral pill to treat adult patients with mild to moderate cases of the virus to a unit of Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. RAY-1216 is a peptidomimetic inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro), which is also known as a 3C-like protease (3CLpro).
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.
Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc. completed the enrollment of patients for a confirmatory clinical trial using its Liwen RF ablation system for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), reaching 128 patients in 20 hospitals in mainland China since January 2021.
Agilis Robotics Ltd. completed its first test in mainland China for use of its robotic instruments, which validated their feasibility and versatility for endoscopic surgery. After simulating training for endoscopic submucosal dissection and an en bloc resection of a bladder tumor, surgeons successfully used the surgical robot to remove the artificial tumor tissue. The test results met the expected goals.
Hygea Medical Technology Co. Ltd. has completed a series D funding round to develop an integrated platform for interventional oncology procedures and expand globally.
