Zelluna ASA has established a collaboration with Etcembly Ltd. that will focus on the engineering of high-affinity, tumor-specific T-cell receptors targeting KKLC1.
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Inc. secured FDA premarket approval for Claire, its AI-powered imaging device which detects difficult-to-see cancer during breast-conserving surgery. Claire combines AI with wide-field optical coherence tomography to provide surgeons with high-resolution, real-time views of excised tumor margins, to reduce the need for re-operations.
The K-health MIRAE Initiative, also known as Korean ARPA-H, announced plans to allocate about ₩162 billion (US$110 million) in nine new projects over the next five years, with a focus on strengthening national health security.
Pricing shares at $20 each, below the intended price range, insulin delivery company Minimed Group Inc. debuted with an IPO on Nasdaq March 6, raising $560 million. The company offered a total of 28 million shares, which would have brought the Northridge, Calif.-based company $742 million in gross proceeds if the IPO had priced at the midpoint of the $25-to-$28 price range disclosed in February.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD) has prepared and tested new positron emission tomography (PET) agents for binding and imaging α-synuclein (SNCA) for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
Med-tech deal value has been volatile over the past eight years, swinging from $3.12 billion in 2018 to a peak of $10.63 billion in 2023, before dropping to $2.12 billion in 2024 and climbing to $2.69 billion in 2025. The first quarter (Q1) of 2025 marked one of the lowest in value, garnering $149.08 million, the lowest quarter since Q1 2021 brought in $168.05 million. Q2 2025 was also comparatively low, with medical technology deals bringing in $192.16 million.
Science Corp. raised $230 million in an oversubscribed series C financing round to commercialize its Prima brain-computer interface (BCI) retinal implant and to advance other pipeline programs into the clinic. The investment brings the company’s total funding, since founding in 2021, to approximately $490 million and shows investors growing appetite for BCI technologies.
China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved Asieris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.’s cold light photodynamic drug-device combination product, Cevira (APL-1702, hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride), which is used as a nonsurgical therapy for treating patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2.
Polares Medical SA raised $50 million in a series C financing round for Mrace, its posterior leaflet replacement system designed to treat mitral regurgitation.
Radnet Inc. acquired Gleamer SAS for up to €230 million (US$267 million) as it continues to expand its position across imaging and acute diagnostic care, while accelerating its move toward AI-powered automated diagnostics. Gleamer will be integrated into Radnet’s subsidiary, Deephealth Inc., strengthening its imaging portfolio, and positioning the company as the world’s largest provider of radiology clinical AI solutions.