SPT Labtech Ltd. recently partnered with Alithea Genomics SA to integrate its firefly liquid handling platform with Alithea’s single-cell RNA-sequency technology to create a scalable and reproducible workflow for transcriptomics research.
A four-way interagency initiative in South Korea, started in 2020, is working to bolster funding for the local medical device industry and grow homegrown devices for the global market.
Med-tech financings with disclosed valuations from January through October 2025 totaled $26.58 billion, nearly matching 2022’s $26.83 billion and marking a continued recovery from the sector’s 2023 low of $15.59 billion. The data suggest renewed investor confidence in med-tech, with capital flows shifting back toward public markets after two years of restrained activity.
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Capsovision, Complete Genomics Fastwave, Knight Therapeutics, Profound Medical, Sectra, Sophia Genetics, Surmodics.
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Sterotaxis, Zap Surgical.
Shares of Mountain View, Calif.-based Heartflow Inc. have oscillated significantly over the past three months, but the results of a study of the company’s plaque staging system have breathed new life into the company’s shares, boosting them by 7% in Nov. 10 trading.