Beyeonics Surgical and Beyeonics Vision, both
subsidiaries of Elbit Systems, have raised a further US$36 Million
in financing.
The financing comprises of an investment in Beyeonics
Surgical and Beyeonics Vision of $26
million led by the Italian investment fund TechWald Holding and
the Israeli investment fund Alive Israel HealthTech, with
participation of the existing shareholders LR Group, XT Hi-Tech,
Aurum Ventures and Mivtach Shamir.
It also includes a $10 million convertible
loan to Beyeonics Vision by global surgical ophthalmic company BVI
Medical.
Following the investment, Elbit Systems is a
minority shareholder in Beyeonics Surgical and Beyeonics Vision.
Beyeonics Surgical and Beyeonics Vision are medical
technology companies that aim to interface the systems in
operating rooms using augmented reality, tracking and image
processing/AI platforms, providing surgeons with valuable
information and decision guidance while performing automatic
tasks.
The technology is designed to establish a new visualization
and control standard in operating rooms by creating an integrated
work environment.
Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis,
President and CEO of Elbit Systems, said, “The completion of
an additional financing round attests to the commercial potential
of our technologies. We are proud to have spun off companies that
leverage some of our unique technologies to materially enhance
surgeons’ capabilities in the operating room. We hope this
investment will enable Beyeonics Surgical and Beyeonics Vision to
expand product development, to include additional surgical
applications and to accelerate commercialization.”
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