Marion Webb has been writing about medtech since 2017, specializing in covering buzzy segments such as robotic surgery, digital therapeutics and femtech with in-depth features and interviews with leading experts. Her role includes reporting live from industry events, moderating panel discussions and podcasts, tweeting breaking news and engaging KOLs to provide high-quality, business-critical content for Medtech Insight. Marion has been writing about health care issues for more than two decades. She was a long-time biotech reporter at the San Diego Business Journal, worked at Bloomberg News, and contributed to the Los Angeles County Medical Association’s Physician Magazine. Marion was born and raised in Germany, is fluent in German and conversational in Spanish. Off the job, she’s a competitive runner, avid cyclist and swimmer, and enjoys spending time with her domestic partner and her German Shorthair Pointer mix Cora.
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ForSight Robotics is developing a robotic platform to automate cataract and other eye surgeries, aiming to ease surgeon strain and expand access. Backed by $200m in total funding, it's targeting a first human surgery using Oryom by year-end and is in discussions with US FDA.
Archimed will acquire dental implant firm ZimVie for $730m in a deal that reflects private equity’s growing role in medtech M&A, as strategic buyers face antitrust scrutiny. The deal includes a 125% premium and a 40-day window for competing offers.
AI heart imaging company HeartFlow filed for a $100m IPO after scrapping its 2022 SPAC plans. It remains unprofitable but is betting on FDA clearances, Medicare coverage and a demand for AI-powered diagnostics to win over investors.
In this week's Digital Health Roundup, Medtech Insight's team discusses progress on autonomous surgery, Medtronic's new partnership with IRCAD, FDA cybersecurity news, and C-suite interviews with OpenWater, Flow Neuroscience and EnsoData.
Waters Corp. will acquire Becton Dickinson’s Biosciences and Diagnostics business for $17.5bn, doubling its TAM to $40B. Analysts praise the flow cytometry addition but see weaker growth in diagnostics.
Bivacor aims to be first to the US market with a permanent total artificial heart, starting with use as a bridge to transplant. CMO William Cohn says data from countries with low transplant rates could support pivotal trials and long-term use.