Solventum Corp. continued its restructuring with a second significant acquisition this year, the proposed purchase of privately held Acera Surgical Inc. for $725 million in cash plus up to $125 in contingent cash payments based on achievement of specified milestones. St. Louis.-based Acera projected that its synthetic wound care products will bring in $90 million in sales this year.

Regenerative medicine company Avita Medical Inc. raised AU$23 million (US$15 million) through a private placement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:AVH) to support growth of its Recell therapeutic acute wound portfolio. Funds raised will support continued growth of the company’s therapeutic acute wound portfolio and will cover operations through 2026.

Tetratherix Ltd. raised AU$45 million (US$25 million) in its IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:TTX) to support clinical development of its Tetramatrix polymer biomaterial platform to support bone regeneration, tissue spacing and tissue healing.

Researchers from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York (SUNY), filed for protection of their development of a new imaging technology that uses radar and AI to see through dressings to monitor wounds and other skin conditions.

Viromed Medical AG recently signed a couple of deals to get its devices based on cold plasma technology into the hands of clinicians to treat patients with skin diseases and pneumological infections.

The U.S. FDA has cleared regenerative medicine company Orthocell Ltd.’s 510(k) for its nerve repair product, Remplir, paving the way to begin commercial operations in the $1.6 billion U.S. nerve repair market.

The U.K.’s Buckinghamshire NHS Trust has partnered medical technology design experts from Team Consulting Ltd. to create a tool that can transform burn care treatment. The concept training tool incorporates mixed reality which maps ‘custom digital burns’ onto a mannequin to enable surgeons to explore a diverse range of burn types and patient profiles and deliver better outcomes.

After raising AU$7 million (US$4.5 million) in is initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange last week, Renerve Ltd. is already exploring mainland China for its portfolio of nerve repair and regeneration products.

Researchers from Stanford University have filed for protection of their use of mechanotransduction inhibitors in coatings for surgical sutures to reduce scarring.

Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. raised £35.1 million (US$44.5 million) in its initial public offering on London’s AIM market. The move by the U.S.-based company is a bid to broaden adoption of its chronic wound care technologies.