The last month of 2016 saw a final flurry of medtech M&A activity as companies rushed to seal deals before the New Year arrived. Medtech Insight's M&A data tracker recorded twice as many deals in December compared to the previous month, but that was not enough to boost the year's tally, which fell behind 2015.
A final flurry of activity in December rounded off 2016 with a tally of 174 medtech M&A deals, a year-on-year decline from the 237 deals tracked by Medtech Insight in 2015 and 269 in 2014. But while total deal volume in 2016 waned from previous years, 2017 could signal a potential bounce-back.
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Luna Health has raised $23.6m in Series A funding to support regulatory submissions, clinical studies and manufacturing for its insulin patch pump.
AI-driven medtech M&A slowed slightly in volume but tripled in value in early 2025, with buyers focusing on AI-driven diagnostics, surgical tech and analytics. Industry experts expect continued high-value deals as firms defend market share and pursue workflow-enhancing AI.
Apreo Health CEO Karun Naga talks to Medtech Insight about the company’s intentions for its Series B funding. The Breathe-3 clinical trial and early commercialization activities, involving physician education, are top priorities.
Exact Sciences has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Freenome, stipulating clinical benchmarks and a first-line rating in the USPSTF guidelines. Medtech Insight interviewed screening CMO Paul Limburg about CRC screening and Exact’s strategy on liquid biopsy.
AI-driven medtech M&A slowed slightly in volume but tripled in value in early 2025, with buyers focusing on AI-driven diagnostics, surgical tech and analytics. Industry experts expect continued high-value deals as firms defend market share and pursue workflow-enhancing AI.
Philips says the expansion of its facility in Reedsville, PA, will not only boost its capacity to produce AI-enabled ultrasounds that are used in hospitals across the US but will also create 120 well-paying jobs.
A government-backed program is working on improving the ability to run dementia clinical trials in the UK, and access to trials for participants.
