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VC Deals Analysis: Only Christmas Miracle Will Close Gap

 
• By Tina Tan

As the end of the year approaches, medtech venture financing activity looks to have picked up in November to be on par with the previous year's level – but not enough to bridge the gap in annual performances.

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Medtech Insight's analysis of venture money flow • Source: shutterstock.com

[Editors' note: For more details about VC deals in 2016 and previous years, go to Medtech Insight's VC deal tracker: https://medtech.pharmamedtechbi.com/datasets/vc-funding]

Temperatures might have dropped in some countries as winter approaches, but investor interest in medtech started to heat up in...

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