Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfers column provides a monthly update on technology transfer deals, reporting licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced November through December 2013.

A preview of the emerging health care companies profiled in the current issue of Start-Up. This month's profile group, Stroke Devices, features profiles of Medivance Inc., MB Medical Devices, Neuron Therapeutics Inc. and Radiant Medical Inc. Plus these selected Start-Ups across Health Care: Chemnavigator.com, Genecure Inc. Esurg.Com, and Microvention Inc.

Neuron Therapeutics is developing a combination drug/device system to deliver the missing oxygen and nutrients to the brain in order to minimize sustained injury and enable the brain to restore impaired function following ischemic stroke.