Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Company

Medtronic

Global medical technology company

Coverage

Stories naming Medtronic. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

News

FDA Approval for C-Pulse US Clinical Trial

Sunshine Heart says the US regulator has conditionally cleared its first American trial of the C-Pulse heart assist device, with about twenty patients to enrol across six US hospitals from late 2008.

Key hire

Heart failure experts appointed as Co-Principal Investigators for Sunshine Heart's

Two American heart failure specialists have agreed to serve as co-principal investigators for Sunshine Heart's C-Pulse feasibility trial, which the company says adds credibility as it prepares a wider US study in 2007.

Series B $37m

Axion's Mission & Series B: Harnessing AI to Help American Manufacturers Bring Products to Market that Customers Love

Axion founder Daniel First announces a $37 million Series B with Salesforce Ventures leading, lifting total raised to $64 million, and describes the company's AI platform for resolving product quality issues in manufacturing.

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