A host of medtech companies dodged the loss of billions of dollars in Silicon Valley Bank deposits — but the space still faces challenges. That is one of the big takeaways from the latest DeviceTalks Weekly podcast. The FDIC shuttered Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 to stave off a bank run amid depositor concerns […]
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The medtech companies potentially affected by Silicon Valley Bank’s closure
U.S. banking regulators’ latest moves may provide some reassurance for medtech and other companies exposed to Silicon Valley Bank‘s closure. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation shuttered SVB on March 10 to stave off what was turning into an old-fashioned bank run. Silicon Valley Bank has been a huge name in the tech […]
Surgical robotics developer leads device makers in top healthcare VC deals
Surgical robotics developer CMR Surgical was the lone medical device maker in the 10 largest healthcare venture capital deals of 2021 in the U.S. and Europe. That’s according to a ranking provided to Medical Design & Outsourcing by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which recently published its annual VC analysis drawing on its own proprietary information and data from Pitchbook. […]
Healthcare venture funding boomed in 2021; expect a slowdown in 2022
An all-time-high $86 billion of venture capital investments in the U.S. and Europe last year bested 2020’s record haul by more than 30 percent and grew more than 150 percent from 2019, according to a new analysis by Silicon Valley Bank. After record-setting quarters in the first half, however, VC investment slowed due to poor […]
Report: Medtech dollars, deals hit new highs in first half of 2021
Fueled at least in part by exceptionally strong IPO and M&A markets, hedge funds, venture capitalists, private equity firms and corporate investors are committing more time and money into privately held medical devices companies, according to a new “Healthcare Investments and Exits” report issued by Silicon Valley Bank. The report examining the first half of […]
Medtronic’s Kowal explains how remote medtech got its groove back
In this week’s DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Dr. Robert Kowal CMO of Medtronic’s cardiac rhythm and heart failure business and vice president of medical affairs, explains how new tech, savvy patients, eager physicians and, yes, COVID-19, has fueled a renaissance for remote technology, once seen as a mature, staid business. Kowal, who left clinical practice to […]
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 […]
Medtech startups rack up strong VC totals in Q1, but future uncertain, SVB says
Medtech startups raising venture capital in the first quarter kept the strong pace from 2019, according to an analysis by Silicon Valley Bank. But the uncertainty over the pandemic likely will slow down fund-raising in the second quarter. In an interview with DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Jonathan Norris, managing director, SVB Life Sciences, says SVB recorded […]
DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep. 8 – AdvaMed‘s Scott Whitaker on pandemic readiness, Jon Norris of SVB shares Q1 VC data
In this week’s episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Scott Whitaker, CEO and president of AdvaMed, shares concerns he had over how the federal government would work with the medtech industry during the pandemic crisis. Does he feel the medtech industry was treated fairly? How does he see the federal government and medtech industry working together in […]
It’s another big year for medtech M&A
The breakneck pace of consolidation continued in 2017, significantly reducing the pool of Big 100 companies, as cash-laden companies scooped up smaller firms. The medical device industry may not be keeping pace with initial public offerings in biotech, but medtech is holding its own when comes to mergers and acquisitions, according to industry watchers. Boston […]
Venture investing in medtech and digital health: Here’s advice from the trenches
Medtech entrepreneurs agree that it’s still tough to find funding at the Series A level. Here’s their advice about how to find it. Bill Evans Competition for medtech venture investing is fierce, at the same time that traditional investors pull back from the space. To get to the bottom of what’s going on, I reached […]
