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Surgical Robot business raises $100 m in a Series B financing
CMR Surgical, a British company developing a next-generation surgical robot, has closed a Series B funding round raising $100 million from new investor, Zhejiang Silk Road Fund and existing investors Escala Capital Investments, LGT, Cambridge Innovation Capital and Watrium. CMR Surgical will use the proceeds to
prepare its Versius system for planned commercialisation. Activities will include the completion of validation studies for regulatory approval processes in both Europe and the USA, international expansion, and commercial scale-up in response to considerable industry interest in adoption of this new product. Inspired by the human arm, the Versius system’s compact size and dexterity means the system can be used across a wide range of minimal access procedures whilst retaining its portability. These are key attributes in delivering a system that can fit easily into hospital workflows, drive up utilisation and in turn help surgical robotics reach its full market potential for the benefits of patients around the world. The company is conducting preclinical
trials, demonstrating the ability of its Versius system to perform upper gastrointestinal, gynaecological, colorectal and renal surgery. Versius is said to represent a new paradigm in surgical experience for the industry, surgeons and patients. With Versius, CMR Surgical is targeting
the robot-assisted minimal access surgery market which, globally, is
£500,000 target hit for children’s heart theatre
The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is celebrating after raising more than £500,000 to invest in its new heart theatre in Leeds. The ‘Keeping The Beat’ campaign was launched in 2016 and has since received overwhelming support. Work began on the state-of-the-art facility in February 2018 and it will open in early 2019, providing treatment for children and babies suffering from complex cardiac problems. The cardiac hybrid theatre allows
estimated to reach $20 billion by 2025. Martin Frost, chief executive officer
of CMR Surgical, said: “CMR Surgical’s rapid growth has given us the opportunity to develop a life-changing solution which we expect to change the take up of minimal access surgery worldwide. With these latest funds, we intend to start commercialising Versius in Europe, the USA and more broadly. The overwhelming financial backing from our existing and new investors, with strong participation from management and employees, demonstrates their enthusiasm and support for CMR Surgical’s vision in making minimal access surgery available to all.” The Series B financing was supported
by Perella Weinberg Partners advising the Company and Arion Capital advising ZUIG, managers of the Zhejiang Silk Road Fund.
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cardiac surgeons and cardiologists to perform surgery at the same time which means the skills of both specialists can be employed together, reducing treatment time for patients. The intra-operative MRI scanner allows scans to be done during neurological surgical procedures. For example, surgeons will be able to see straight away how much of a brain tumour has been removed rather than scanning at a later date to discover that additional procedures may be required. Patients need fewer general anaesthetics, MRI scans and surgical procedures. Carin van Doorn, head of congenital
cardiac surgery, said: “The new hybrid operating theatre will allow surgeons and catheter specialists to work together during operations, which will be of benefit particularly for complex and for high risk patients. We are thrilled to see the hybrid theatre being built now, and are extremely grateful to the CHSF and to all those amazing donors who are making this possible.”
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