As the value of medtech deals increases, investors are increasingly looking for earlier opportunities. COVID-19 has added both impetus and new opportunity, with innovators and investors vying to build a position in digital health technologies, such as remote monitoring and digital therapeutics.
According to Medtech Insight’s Venture Capital Funding Tracker, over $6bn has been invested in medtech ventures since January 2021, divided between 80 deals.
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Capital remains available for good healthtech projects, but it is more concentrated and harder to find than of late. Founders and inventors must know how to unlock it. The BioWales 2025 investor panel told them where they could be going wrong.
S2 Xpeed is driving the rapid growth of medtech and hardware start-ups in Europe. Operating under a "sweat equity" model, the program helps early-stage companies move from prototype to manufacturing readiness in exchange for equity.
Lundbeck CEO Charl van Zyl spoke with In Vivo about the Danish company’s multipronged transformation, one that involves a rethink of company culture, pipeline strategy and a sharpened focus on innovation in rare neurological disorders.
An interactive look at pharma, medtech and diagnostics deals made during March 2025. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.
Alto Neuroscience’s CEO, Amit Etkin, believes the company’s biomarker-based approach to psychiatric treatment is the way forward.
The integration of digital health tools into clinical research and patient care is gaining momentum, and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is not letting the grass grow under its feet. With an approach to digital biomarkers, the company is seeking to redefine how neurological diseases are monitored and managed.
