Off-The-Record At Jefferies London: Dealmaking In A Tumultuous Environment

The Jefferies London Healthcare Conference 2022 was packed with big medtech names, with Siemens Healthineers, Smith & Nephew and CMR Surgical among presenters. In-between seminars, Medtech Insight was able to glean some candid insights into medtech, pharma and finance that are rarely given freely.  

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Compared with 2021, investors in 2022 are much warier about how they spend, and start-ups are having to fight harder than ever to raise funds. The Jefferies London Healthcare Conference 2022, held in The Waldorf Hilton, London, 15-17 November, provided an opportunity for the groups to meet and discuss future prospects, and for Medtech Insight to take the temperature of the room...

"Have you seen the VCs here? Tons of money, lots of ego, but we only get the latter!"

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