ANALYSIS: Medtech firms raise over $750m in Q4 2012 amidst continued economic challenges
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Some $756 million was invested in emerging medtech companies in the final quarter of 2012, according to Clinica's VC financing tracker, although deal volume continued to be depressed by concerns about the sector's vulnerability to the imminent US device sales tax and macroeconomic challenges in Europe.
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