Cornerstone Robotics Ltd. raised more than $70 million in a series C round to expand its international footprint and accelerate R&D efforts for its robotic surgery solutions. The funds will allow the Hong Kong-headquartered company to accelerate commercialization of new surgical robotic products, conduct clinical trials, obtain regulatory approvals and promote global adoption of advanced robotic surgical solutions.

Celmatix Therapeutics (Celmatix Inc.) has announced a new drug program for endometriosis, with the development of a novel Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor that targets pain and inflammation. The company’s aim to focus on JNK inhibitors with greater specificity for JNK1 and JNK3 than for JNK2 led it to license lead compounds from Baylor College of Medicine.

Around the end of every year, the media reports on pregnancy and women who give birth on the last and first days of the new year. They tell their stories, the names of their babies and the cities where they were born. While 2024 was coming to an end, gynecologists and other researchers finalized their publications to improve the health of women and their babies. The formation of the placenta or the study of preeclampsia are some of the first and last stories that greet and say goodbye to 2024. Those of 2025 will be born soon.