This week, May Health’s Ovarian Rebalancing showed promise as a treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome; a trial of CathWorks’ FFRangio System launched; Roche introduced new assays for Alzheimer’s Disease; Early Health settled data breach allegations; and Boston Scientific added two new board members.

During Q3, biopharma merger and acquisition value reached $15.4bn and drew in $37.6bn in potential deal value from alliances. Device company M&A values reached $550m, while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players completed M&A activity that totaled $1.9bn.

A review of biopharma startup dealmaking and financing activity from January through March 2017, based on data from Strategic Transactions, showed a 19% decline in startup financing compared with the fourth quarter of 2016, but big pharmas provided capital in the form of alliance fees.