Taysha gains control of GAN candidate and program; BI licenses COMT inhibitors from Lieber Institute; plus three new gene therapy-driven tie-ups between biopharma and academia.

The disruptive medtech M&A of recent years was not matched in the past year for volume, but there were isolated outbreaks of major activity, as shown in our company rankings. 

Femtech, which describes digital technologies that aim to improve women's health, is expected to reach $50bn in market size by 2025, according to Frost & Sullivan. Reproductive health and menstrual health trackers are two of the fastest-growing sectors in femtech. We've highlighted some of the biggest players in both segments, their innovative business models, plans and also looked at barriers such as privacy issues, accuracy of mobile applications and funding challenges.