Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente and Mayo Clinic all exited the medical device producer in an acquisition of undisclosed size by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals spinout Akcea Therapeutics will receive $50m from strategic partner Novartis as part of the offering.

Novo-backed BioClin Therapeutics will put the funding toward advancing an antibody it is developing as a metastatic bladder cancer treatment through phase 1b/2 trials.

Corneal edema device developer EyeYon Medical has secured $6.5m in a round backed by strategic investor Gauss Medical.

Hakim Unique Internet has led a funding round for Haoeyou, which operates a medical tourism service for Chinese patients wanting to access doctors in the US.

GE Ventures CEO Sue Siegel has joined orthodontic equipment and scanner producer Align Technology's board of directors.

The vaccine developer has secured $64m, $60m of which came from a series B round led by Nan Fung-backed firm Pivotal BioVenture Partners and backed by Roche.