Burst of medical technology startups

I have witnessed a marked increase in the number of newly formed medical technology companies over the past eight months. It's hard to be convinced that this reflects some newfound optimism by entrepreneurs or an increase in the number of new device ideas. All I know is that, in my routine search for new companies to report on in MedMarkets, my medtech publication, I have found it suddenly easier to find relevant companies with new corporate filings in the past eight months. They span the gamut of technologies and clinical applications. See my press release.

J&J is now having second thoughts about the Guidant acquisition.