Start-up fundraising for Q3 2013 totaled $559.4 million, down from last quarter’s big rally ($907.2 million) but still up from the sluggish first quarter ($398.7 million). More than half of that money went to biopharma companies, a group which also received investments through alliances with equity provisions.

Advance Medical Inc. is using $20 million in new capital to expand its reach in Latin America. The company is partnering with US-based medical device companies to sell their products in the region.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’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. This month’s column covers deals announced August through September 2013.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’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 August-September 2013.