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Medtronic’s Kowal explains how remote medtech got its groove back

January 8, 2021 By Tom Salemi

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 […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Device Talks Podcasts, Featured, Health Technology, Software / IT, Structural Heart, Structural Heart Tagged With: haven, Medtronic, Silicon Valley Bank, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, svbleerink

How is COVID-19 affecting medtech deals?

July 24, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Funding Roundup, Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Silicon Valley Bank, venture capital

Medtech startups rack up strong VC totals in Q1, but future uncertain, SVB says

May 4, 2020 By Tom Salemi

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Device Talks Podcasts, Emerging Markets, Funding Roundup, Initial Public Offering (IPO) Tagged With: Silicon Valley Bank, Venture Capital/Private Equity

DeviceTalks Weekly: Ep. 8 – AdvaMed‘s Scott Whitaker on pandemic readiness, Jon Norris of SVB shares Q1 VC data

May 1, 2020 By Tom Salemi

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Business/Financial News, Device Talks Podcasts, Featured Tagged With: AdvaMed, coronavirus, DeviceTalks Weekly, Silicon Valley Bank

It’s another big year for medtech M&A

October 5, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: Big 100, Boston Scientific, firstlightassetmanagement, Greenberg Traurig, Johnson and Johnson, Silicon Valley Bank

Venture investing in medtech and digital health: Here’s advice from the trenches

July 6, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

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 […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Digital Health Tagged With: billevans, Digital Health, eximissurgical, Medtech Innovator, nanowear, revonsystems, Silicon Valley Bank, springboard, startups

Medtech venture investing trends: Here’s what you need to know

June 21, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

Ask any early-stage medtech or digital health entrepreneur, and they’ll tell you how tough it is. There’s tremendous competition for venture investing, coupled with a pullback by previously traditional investors in this space. Bill Evans While venture investment in medtech and digital health has recovered since the financial crisis of a decade ago — setting […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Digital Health, Funding Roundup Tagged With: billevans, Medtech Innovator, Silicon Valley Bank, startups, venture capital

Report: Big data, AI hold “greatest promise” for healthcare tech

September 22, 2016 By Fink Densford

Big data and artificial intelligence will have the greatest impact in the health-tech industry in the year ahead, according to a survey released yesterday. The survey, performed by Silicon Valley Bank, polled 122 founders, execs and investors in health care technology companies about the biggest challenges, most promising technology and biggest growth sectors in the […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank’s Ben Johnson talks early-stage medtech investment slump | Medtech funding for the week of September 22, 2014

September 26, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

What's behind the slump in early-stage medtech investment?

September 24, 2014 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: iHealth, Ivantis, Minerva Surgical Inc., Palmaz Scientific, Silicon Valley Bank

What’s behind the slump in early-stage medtech investment?

September 24, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

What's behind the slump in early-stage medtech investment?

It’s a hard world out there for those looking to turn their cutting edge medical device ideas into commercial products, with investors shying away from early-stage companies in favor of more established medtech enterprises.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: MassDevice Q&A, Silicon Valley Bank, Venture Capital/Private Equity

Lack of FDA approval is no longer a deal-breaker for a big exit | The week in medtech M&A

August 6, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Report: Medtech M&A exits don't hinge on FDA approval

July 31, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani

Report: Medtech M&A no longer hinges on FDA approval

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Baxter, Covidien, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Silicon Valley Bank, Smith & Nephew, Teleflex, White House

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