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Healthcare Sector

Articles, news and analysis on growth businesses operating in the healthcare sector.

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Oversubscribed angel funding round for CamStent

Medical technology business CamStent has closed its second angel-backed round of funding to aid its product development and commercialisation.

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Abingdon Health inks £2 million investment

AIM-listed Imperial Innovations Group has led a funding round into Abingdon Health alongside other private investors.

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Further fundraising for Acuitas Medical

Acuitas Medical has secured additional fundraising from its backers as part of its plans to bring its fineSA MRI biomarker technology to market.

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Practice Plan makes two bolt-on acquisitions

Practice Plan, a provider of dental membership plans, has acquired two businesses Isoplan and Medenta, to expand the company’s support services and move into dental patient finance.

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Mission Therapeutics secures £6 million to launch

Cambridge-based spin-out Mission Therapeutics has launched following completion of a £6 million Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners.

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Autifony attracts £10 million for hearing loss treatment

Biotechnology company Autifony Therapeutics has closed a £10 million financing, securing a £5 million investment each from Imperial Innovations and SV Life Sciences.

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Abcam extends product development with acquisition

Protein research company Abcam has made a US acquisition with the purchase of a 100 per cent stake in MitoSciences for $6 million (£3.7 million).

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Healthcare Locums makes board appointments

Recruitment firm Healthcare Locums has made three new appointments to its board following a period of turmoil at the company.

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Femcare sold to Utah Medical for £25 million

Mid-market private equity firm Barclays Private Equity has exited Femcare Group, selling its holding in the business to Nasdaq-listed Utah Medical Products for £25 million.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Halma makes medical acquisition

Health and sensor technology business Halma has acquired Swiss-based Medicel for CHF70 million (£46.6 million).

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Hybrid Biosystems and Myotec merge

Seed-stage investor The Mercia Fund has merged portfolio companies Hybrid Biosystems and Myotec to form PsiOxus Therapeutics in a deal that has attracted £3.6 million in funding.

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EKF Diagnostics buys Argutus Medical

German medical devices company EKF Diagnostics Holdings has acquired the Irish medical testing business Argutus Medical for £2.18 million.