Medtech stocks have been on the rise since positive news regarding COVID-19 vaccines broke last week, breaking a record in the process. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished last week at 98.99 (Nov. 13), marking a 1.4% uptick from the 97.62 points registered at the […]
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Sotera Health files for $1.1 billion IPO
Sotera Health has filed with the SEC to confirm its intent to raise nearly $1.1 billion in an initial public offering. Broadview Heights, Ohio-based Sotera Health said in the filing out yesterday that it expects to sell 46.6 million shares of its common stock at an assumed IPO price of $21.50 per share, totaling $949.3 […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry continues its ascent
Stocks in the medtech industry maintained their upward trajectory, topping last week’s peak with yet another rise to new heights. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished last week at 95.66 (Oct. 16), marking a 0.6% gain from the 95.05 points registered at the end of […]
Eargo soars after announcing $141.3M IPO
Hearing device developer Eargo announced today that it priced its initial public offering of common stock at approximately $141.3 million. Beginning trading on the Nasdaq market today under the EAR ticker, shares were trading up 102.22% at $36.40 per share in late-afternoon trading. San Jose, Calif.-based Eargo is offering more than 7.85 million shares of its […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Stagnant week for industry
Medtech stocks made a run at a new peak over the past week, but ultimately remained mostly unchanged from the previous seven days. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished last week at 89.3 (Sep. 18), marking a 0.3% gain from the 89.03 points registered at […]
DTW Podcast: 3 lessons learned from Leslie Trigg, CEO of Outset Medical
Outset Medical (NSDQ:OM) CEO Leslie Trigg took the helm at the dialysis start-up in 2013, moving from an executive-in-residence post at private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Before that she held senior positions at Lutonix, AccessClosure and FoxHollow, helping to position those companies to be acquired by CR Bard, Cardinal Health, and ev3/Covidien, respectively. This week, […]
Outset Medical IPO raises nearly $278M
Outset Medical (NSDQ:OM) has brought in nearly $278 million from its IPO that closed today, two days after its shares started trading on the Nasdaq. The maker of the Tablo hemodialysis system raised$277.9 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. The nearly 10.3 million OM shares sold at an initial offering price […]
Pulmonx back on track for $86M IPO
Pulmonx last week filed a registration statement signaling its intent to raise $86 million in an IPO after withdrawing it earlier this year. Redwood City, Calif.-based Pulmonx filed the $86 million IPO in February but withdrew it in May after raising $66 million in a private financing round. Terms for pricing were not disclosed in […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Stocks were practically unchanged last week
Despite plenty of ups and downs coming in the stock market for the medtech industry, there was hardly any movement from week to week. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — sat at 89.6 points at the end of last week (Aug. 21). Overall, medtech stocks saw […]
DTW Podcast: Can Fractyl Labs and Cala Health go where only drugs have gone before?
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly podcast, co-costs Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker walk through this week’s “Newmarker’s Newsmakers,” the Top Five #medtech stories of the week with news coming from CureVac, Avail Medsystems, ClearMask, Thermo Fisher and Bayer. We also hear from CEO Harith Rajagopalan, MD and CFO Lisa Davidson of Fractyl Laboratories, which is […]
CureVac stock soars after $213.3M IPO
Shares of CureVac (NSDQ:CVAC) continue to rise after the company reportedly raised $213.3 million in its initial public offering on Friday. According to a report from MarketWatch, the Germany-based biotech outfit priced its IPO at $16 per share and sold more than 13.3 million shares to raise the $213.3 million. Currently, shares of CVAC are […]
