U.S.-listed orthopedic device maker Zimmer Inc. says its latest overseas purchase of Beijing Montagne Medical Device Co. Ltd., gives it greater marketing access to the Chinese orthopedic implant market, growing at an estimated 15 percent annually, and a manufacturing base to compete with rivals already in the market

Academic and industry experts caution against relying on historical enrollment numbers when setting new targets for under-represented populations and tout real-time monitoring dashboards, as well as a role for data monitoring committees, in assessing whether targets are being met in ongoing studies.

Less than two years after its $101m series A round, Seismic’s machine-learning powered IMPACT platform for biologics drug discovery yielded two clinical trial-ready assets worthy of a $121m series B.