In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll talk with Intuitive Surgical’s Julian Nikolchev, senior vice president, corporate development and strategy, and Dr. Oliver Keown, director of Intuitive Ventures, about the new $100 million venture fund. How will the capital be invested? Where does Intuitive see the opportunity, and how does the program fit […]
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Cloud-based OR software dev Explorer Surgical raises $5m
Healthcare software dev Explorer Surgical said late last week that it closed a $5 million round of financing to support its intraoperative surgical and interventional procedure workflow management and analytics platform. The round was led by Aphelion Capital, who also led a Series A financing round, and joined by all major existing and new investors, the Chicago-based […]
Venture investing in medtech and digital health: What the entrepreneurs see
Medtech entrepreneurs at the Series A level agree that the funding environment remains challenging. Bill Evans Entrepreneurs at the Series A funding level tend to report that their part of the funding lifecycle remains very challenging, as has been for the last decade. They also report that many A Round investors are angels, often knowledgeable […]
These 5 surgical startups want to build the OR of the future
As with most medtech advances these days, a running theme among top surgical startups is value. Innovators presented their surgical platform products in various stages of development at this year’s AdvaMed MedTech Conference as part of the Medtech Innovator Program, offering a view of the future of ORs across the world. As mentioned, there are some running […]
OR Software dev Explorer Surgical raises $3m
Healthcare software dev Explorer Surgical said yesterday it closed an oversubscribed $3 million Series A financing round to support its intraoperative surgical and interventional procedure workflow management platform. The round was led by Aphelion Capital and joined by Elliott Management, the University of Chicago, M25 Group and the Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago. As […]
What is the hardest thing about medtech IoT?
The medtech IoT space is fraught with decisions that can make or break a product launch. There are several points at which developers in the space might want to throw their hands up or put their head under the covers. We asked some device experts to share their toughest lessons from IoT in the medical […]
