Global sales of orthobiologics products are expected to reach $2.8bn by 2024, a CAGR of 3.2%, led by the rising aging population and musculoskeletal disease.

FerGene bladder cancer therapy achieved a complete response in more than half of patients in its pivotal trial. The joint venture now looks to commercialization and potential expansion of indications.

A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. This week, two spine device approvals from US FDA, and a CE mark for a new drug-eluting stent.

The relative absence of blockbuster M&A within medtech in 2018, compared with recent years, does not mean that consolidation of the industry – and of providers and payers – will not continue apace in 2019 and beyond. In fact, it is written – if not in the stars then possibly in digital coding – that there will be fewer and bigger entities at the top end of the ecosystem of medtech stakeholders. And rising demand will be met more and more by digital tools and functionalities.