Against the prevailing headwinds in the biotech sector, two Chinese firms are bucking the trend of pipeline reorganization by eyeing the potential acquisition of assets from external partners to expand into more modalities and therapeutic areas.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Recent Financings Of Private Companies column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding, including companies within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors.

Our monthly update on technology transfer deals--licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions--in the fields of life sciences, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and research/analytical instrumentation and reagents.

A roundup of recent medtech strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions and financings.