Start-ups raised a total of $670.3 million across all industries in Q4 2012, just $11.6 million less than in Q3, and 90% of that money went to biopharma companies. Several start-up companies inked deals with Big Pharmas, and there were three acquisitions – two in biopharma and one in the device sector.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, EBI’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment –In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals– and then categorized by type –Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing.