Cryofocus Medtech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. received U.S. FDA breakthrough device designation on July 24 for its cryoablation system for asthma. The Chinese med-tech’s stock (HKEX:6922) rose near 20% over two consecutive days on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with the news, increasing from HK$5.00 ($.64) July 23 to HK$5.98 nearing the close of trading on July 25.
Be (not too) still my heart: Kestra Medical Technologies Ltd., maker of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator for patients at high risk of cardiac arrest, filed an S-1 with the U.S. SEC on Feb. 9 to raise $100 million in an IPO. Kestra will be the fourth med-tech company to file for an IPO in 2025, setting a pace well ahead of the last three years. U.s.car
Cryofocus Medtech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has raised HK$210 million (US$27 million) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its shares opened at HK$18.5 apiece, fell over 6% and closed at HK$17.66 on the first trading day of Dec. 30, 2022. Its shares closed at HK$16.8 per share on Jan. 3, 2023.
