Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in August 2016.

The dog-days of summer produced just a handful of mergers and acquisitions in the medtech sector and no blockbuster deals. However, several companies made smaller deals for innovative products in a range of sectors including IVDs, cardiovascular devices, and ophthalmology.