Device financing increased substantially in Q3, thanks to debt raises led by Insulet. Acquisition dollar volume dropped, though, but Siemens' buy of Corindus for $1.1bn was a stand-out. Diagnostics/research tools financing dropped by 28% from Q2, while acquisition value greatly increased due to Exact Sciences' $2.8bn purchase of Genomic Health.

A snapshot of global medical device approvals captured during the past week in Medtech Insight's Approvals Tracker. This week, the US FDA approved Boston Scientific’s Vici Venous iliac vein stent system and SentreHEART announced it has received a CE mark for the 50mm version of the Lariat-RS system for left atrial appendage exclusion in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Qiagen official Antoine Marchal outlines how NeuModx will strengthen its position in the infectious disease space.