Edge Medical Robotics Raises ￥100M in Pre-Series B Round

According to VCBeat, recently, Edge Medical Robotics Co., Ltd. ("Edge Medical"), a surgical robot developer, has closed a Pre-B round of financing worth more than 100 million yuan, led by 3H Health Investment, with participation from Guoce Investment, Legend Star, and Poly Capital.

Dr. Wang Jianchen, the founder of Edge Medical, said that Edge Medical focuses on the development and promotion of minimally invasive surgical instruments, and is committed to serving more surgical departments. It will benefit patients and improve social health with the support of robots. The investment will help the minimally invasive surgical robots of Edge Medical enter into a new stage of development.

Founded in Shenzhen on May 4, 2017, Edge Medical is a leading domestic manufacturer focusing on the R&D of surgical systems. The company is committed to bringing new-generation surgical robots with fully independent intellectual property rights into each surgical department. Through innovative robotic technology, Edge Medical makes the surgery much easier and improves the medical experience of patients.

Edge Medical has 3 product lines, including the single-hole and the multi-hole robots for laparoscopic surgery, and the ultra-high-definition stereoscopic endoscope, all entering the stage of registration. The company has cooperated with many well-known hospitals such as Harvard Medical School, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, and Sun Yat-sen University Affiliated Hospital.

The single-hole surgical robot is a cutting-edge product worldwide, which has obvious clinical advantages, including effectively reducing the trauma and risks in surgery, and improving surgical safety and doctors' operating comfort. It is not only the development direction of the next generation of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, but also will promote the minimally invasive surgery into a new stage.

3H Health Investment is a dedicated healthcare private equity fund focusing on China. The company invests in pharmaceutical, healthcare services, medical devices, healthcare consumption, and other fields.

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