Global investors in med tech are confident about exit opportunities in the year ahead. The strategics have already started making acquisitions, the IPO window – which reopened last year – is expected to remain active, and the investment firms have companies in their portfolios that are well-positioned for exit. With fundamentals in the sector still robust, 2026 is expected to reward companies that deliver clear clinical value.
Galux closed a ₩42 billion (US$29 million) series B round Feb. 10, led by Yuanta Investment to bring AI-driven “rational design” to the protein drug development process, already heavily influenced by human engineering.
Another two biopharma companies priced IPOs on Nasdaq to raise a combined $350 million, becoming the fourth and fifth firms to debut on U.S. markets in 2026.
Biopharma and med-tech companies raising money in public or private financings, including: Angitia, Collplant, GE Medical Holding, Generate, Exact, Inspira, LB, Myndtec.
Total biopharma financings rose to $10.79 billion in January 2026, up from $9.08 billion in December. The monthly total nearly matched the January 2024 record of $10.9 billion, far exceeding the $6.82 billion average monthly haul in 2025.
Biopharma and med-tech companies raising money in public or private financings, including: Biolab, Exxel, Imbed, Izotropic, Pavmed, Stratus, Third Arc.
Pricing the third and largest biopharma IPO of 2026, Eikon Therapeutics Inc. raised $381 million in an upsized offering of 21.18 million shares of common stock at $18 each, the high point of its price range.
Newco ALTx Therapeutics Ltd. has launched with a £12.55 million (US$17.1 million) seed round to develop inhibitors of the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway, by which 10% to 15% of cancers become immortal.
Biopharma and med-tech companies raising money in public or private financings, including: Adlai Nortye, Medx, Polaryx, Salspera, Sangamo, Sonovascular, Vaxcyte.
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