Cogstate (CGS: $1.18) came close to being acquired in the recent weeks with discussions with an interested group beginning in December and negotiations ending last week.

Aortic heart valve company Anteris Technologies (AVR: $21.71) has completed a $35 million capital raise, conducted at $24 per share. Investors also received a free two-year option to buy an additional share at $29.

Aroa Biosurgery (ARX: $1.15) delivered another consistent quarter of growth. Net cash receipts were up 88% over the PCP to NZ$17 million for the quarter, and up 83% over the PCP for the last nine months to NZ$42 million.

Insecticide development company Bio-Gene Technology (BGT: $0.096) has signed a development and product access deal with Israeli group STK Bio-Ag Technologies.

Background
EBR Systems is a single product medical device company developing a wireless electrode designed to stimulate the left ventricle (LV) for biventricular cardiac re-synchronisation therapy (CRT). CRT is a mainstay of treatment for late-stage heart failure. The WiSE (Wireless Stimulation Endocardially) electrode represents a step change in CRT for the key reason that it is already the first ever device to achieve a CE mark for implantation to the endocardium (inside) of the left ventricle.