MedTech Dive December 3, 2025
Nick Paul Taylor

Buyers will focus on “tuck-ins that add AI or data-driven capabilities or can meaningfully improve scale against emerging competitors,” the analysts said.

Dive Brief:

  • The medtech industry is approaching 2026 in an improving position, with investors increasingly optimistic and funding rebounding, PitchBook said in its outlook for next year.
  • PitchBook analysts said strategic investors are targeting companies that are approaching clinical milestones in cardiology, orthopedics and diagnostics. The analysts named neurostimulation, artificial intelligence-powered surgical navigation and precision medicine as other top areas to watch.
  • Tariffs on China-sourced components are a manageable, persistent headwind, the analysts said, but the potential for more levies is a risk. PitchBook sees Medline’s planned initial public offering as a strong indication that tariff uncertainties...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Medical Devices, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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