Financing: 2020 Ends On A High Note For Medtech
A look at financing activity across the medical device and in vitro diagnostics industries, October-December 2020
Executive Summary
During Q4, device company fundraising totaled $4.2bn; while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players raised $6.1bn.
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