A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings.

Start-Up's monthly comprehensive review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding during the month, including companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and research instrumentation and reagent sectors.

Noteworthy news from medtech start-ups, including Ortho Kinematics, developing a diagnostic for spine function, and Glucotec, which can progam insulin pumps from blood glucose readings and automate insulin delivery.

Meet the Fischells. Four members of one family are collectively responsible for filing more than 200 patents in the medical device field, founding more than 14 device companies, including NeuroPace, Neuralieve, Angel Medical, Svelte Medical and GlucoTec, and inventing the world's most widely-used implantable medical device in the history of the industry, the stent design sold by Johnson & Johnson as the Bx Velocity. START-UP interviews the four Fischells to learn the secrets of their success.