The Medical Alley Association announced today that, through three quarters, its member companies raised more than a record-breaking $1 billion in capital for the first time. Last year, the association’s members raised more than $1 billion over the course of a full year, but this year, the 58 member companies took just three quarters to […]
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Medical Alley Association asks CMS to make it easier for breakthrough devices to win coverage
Medtech receiving a breakthrough device designation from FDA should be able to satisfy all of CMS’s non-cost criteria for transitional pass-through payments, according to the Medical Alley Association. The Minnesota-based trade group’s CEO Shaye Mandle made the proposal in comments submitted Sept. 24 in response to a proposed rule from CMS to revise the Medicare […]
How the presidential election could affect medtech
No matter who ends up in the White House, there will need to be a reckoning over how the government’s relationship with medtech has changed, according to industry insiders. It’s been a tumultuous few years for the medical device industry, with highs and lows that no one could have foreseen. President Donald Trump’s administration streamlined […]
Medical Alley startups achieve ‘relatively normal’ funding despite pandemic
Medical Alley Association member startups pulled in more than $256 million in funding through June, signaling a “relatively normal” first half of the year 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and battered economy, according to the Minnesota-based trade group. In total, 40 companies raised $256,406,357 in the first 6 months of the year. The $1.75 million median […]
