Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008

Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Arbor Surgical raises $20M for heart devices (release)
Small Bone Innovations acquires ankle-replacement maker Link America (release)
Active Implants adds $3M for hip and knee implants (VentureWire)
Clarian Health Partners launches VC unit with $25M (release)
Iroko Pharma acquires non-U.S. rights to Merck heart drug (release)
Remmele Engineering acquires… Continue Reading

Implant maker Amedica files for $75M IPO

Salt Lake City-based Amedica filed to raise up to $74.8 million in an IPO, just a week after it raised $13.2 million in a fourth funding round. The maker of ceramic implants for spinal and joint repair said it doesn’t expect its first products to… Continue Reading

Amedica raises $13.2M for spine and joint implants

Amedica, a Salt Lake City maker of ceramic implants for spines and joints, raised $13.2 million in a fourth round of funding. Creation Capital placed the financing. The company had previously raised more than $30 million.

The company is developing a line of ceramic knee, hip… Continue Reading