Minute Insight: ForSight Nabs $55M In Series A Funding To Develop Fully Automated Robot For Eye Surgery

ForSight Robotics said after applying its robotic technology successfully in animals, it will use the new funding to test the technology in clinical trials.  

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Israel-based ForSight Robotics announced on 18 July it completed a $55m series A financing round to advance clinical trials of its surgical platform Oryom for fully robotic cataract surgery.

The financing round was led by the Adani Group with existing investors Eclipse Ventures and Mithril Capital and follows a $10m seed financing from last year.

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