CMR Surgical's Versius Close To Launch With $100m Round
Executive Summary
Robotic surgery specialist CMR Surgical has closed perhaps the biggest medtech-related private financing round in Europe to date. The $100m financing, which comes from existing European shareholders and a new Chinese investor, puts the firm on track to CE mark its Versius system this year.
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