Cardiac mapping technology developer Acutus Medical announced that it priced its initial public offering on the Nasdaq market. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company is offering 8,823,529 shares of its common stock at $18 per share, with gross proceeds expected to come in at approximately $158.8 million. Acutus Medical’s shares are expected to begin trading today (Aug.6, […]
U.S. to spend $1B for doses of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and Defense Dept. agreed to a $1 billion deal for a vaccine candidate from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). HHS and DoD announced the agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutical, as the J&J subsidiary is set to offer large-scale manufacturing and the delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with the federal […]
DarioHealth raises $28.6M
DarioHealth (NSDQ:DRIO), a developer of digital therapeutics for chronic conditions, filed an SEC Form D to confirm the sale of more than $28 million. The Israel-based company made its first sale in the new notice offering of equity and options, warrants and other rights to purchase securities on July 31. The offering is not being made […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry hits another mid-pandemic high
Despite a minor regression week-over-week, the medtech industry’s stocks hit another milestone as the COVID-19 rebound remains in progress. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 89.01 points at the end of last week (July 31). Overall, medtech stocks saw a -0.3% increase from the […]
NIH puts $249m into new COVID-19 tests
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it is investing $248.7 million in new technologies to address challenges with COVID-19 testing. The “Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics” (RADx) initiative awarded contracts to seven biomedical diagnostic companies to support lab-based and point-of-care tests that could significantly increase the number, type and availability of tests by […]
Eargo closes $71m financing
Hearing device developer Eargo announced today that it closed a $71 million equity financing as it looks to expand its commercialization efforts. New co-investors Gilde Healthcare and Longitude Capital led the investment, with existing investors New Enterprise Associates, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation and Nan Fung Life Sciences also participating. Gilde Healthcare’s Geoff Pardo […]
Nemaura Medical announces $11.5m public offering
Nemaura Medical (NSDQ:NMRD) announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock and warrants in a “best efforts” public offering. The Loughborough, England-based wearable diagnostic device developer for people with diabetes said in a news release that the offering includes an aggregate of up to nearly 1.6 million shares of common stock and warrants […]
HHS, DOD invest $7.6m in Hologic COVID-19 test samples
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Defense Dept. (DoD) announced a $7.6 million contract for COVID-19 testing from Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX). Marlborough, Mass.-based Hologic will receive the contract with a ceiling of $7.6 million so it can expand production of custom sample collection and processing consumables for COVID-19 testing, according to a news […]
Medipines wins medtech for kids contest
MediPines announced that it was selected as a winner in a COVID-19 edition of a National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation competition. The “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition, presented by the FDA-sponsored consortium, centered on COVID-19 related innovations in pediatric medical devices. Sixteen finalists competed in a virtual pitch event with […]
How is COVID-19 affecting medtech deals?
Fewer medical device companies are securing their first big venture capital investments — or engaging in large mergers — amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recently released reports from Silicon Valley Bank and PwC. The medical device industry saw 38 Series A investments worth $279 million during the first half of 2020, down from 45 […]
Inovio to scale up production of smart delivery device for potential COVID-19 vaccine
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:INO) announced that it received $71 million from the U.S. Defense Dept. to support its Cellectra 3PSP smart device. Funding from the DoD is set to support large-scale manufacturing for the Cellectra 3PSP and the procurement of Cellectra 2000 devices, which are used to deliver its INO-4800 COVID-19 vaccine candidate directly into the skin. […]
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