Medtech Insight's Results Recap covers major device trial results appearing on MedDeviceTracker. This is a special edition covering trial data presented during the first three days of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, held in Las Vegas March 12-16, including presentations on devices from Stryker, Miach, Myoscience, CyMedica, and Reflexion Health.

Our 12th annual analysis reveals both an expansion of historical patterns of Series A financings and the emergence of a new group of heavily committed, relatively short-term investors.

Biopharma, medtech and diagnostics start-ups raised a whopping 51% more Series A money in the first half of 2015 than during the same period last year, and the number of deals was way up too.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’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 May-June 2015.