Biogen and Isis teamed up for the fourth time in a new deal worth $450 million, focused on CNS disorders; Stryker gained robotic-assisted surgery expertise in its $1.4 billion acquisition of MAKO Surgical. Biopharma financing more than doubled in September compared with the previous month, reaching $1.7 billion and boosted by KV Pharma’s $375 million offering; device fundraising also increased, to $205 million, driven by early-stage venture rounds.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced September through October 2013.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Medical Device Deals Update column is a survey of recent medtech M&A, alliance, and financing activity. This month’s column covers deals announced August-October 2013.