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TransEnterix deals SurgiBot assets for $29m to China’s Great Belief International

By Brad Perriello | December 18, 2017

TransEnterixTransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it agreed to deal its SurgiBot assets to Chinese medtech investment firm Great Belief International for $29 million.

The agreement calls for Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix to retain the distribution rights to SurgiBot, which it shelved last year, outside of the U.S. The FDA in April 2016  denied 510(k) clearance for SurgiBot, saying that the platform does not meet the criteria for substantial equivalence based on the data and information in the application.

The deal with Great Belief also calls for an up-front payment of $7.5 million this month and another $7.5 million by the end of March 2018, including a $3 million equity investment in TransEnterix at $2.33 per share. The $14 million balance represents minimum royalties due on Chinese regulatory approval or after five years, whichever comes first.

“The relationship announced today with GBIL will allow us to advance the SurgiBot System toward global commercialization while significantly reducing our required investment and simultaneously leveraging ‘in-country’ manufacturing in the world’s most populous country,” TransEnterix president & CEO Todd Pope said in prepared remarks. “This is a strong validation of the value of the SurgiBot platform, the world’s only abdominal surgical robot that allows surgeons to remain in the sterile field. We believe this relationship provides us with a significant opportunity to expand our product offerings of robotic solutions for hospitals and patients around the world.”

“We see a tremendous commercial opportunity for the SurgiBot System in China and are extremely enthusiastic to work with TransEnterix to bring this product to China along with the rest of the world,” added GBIL president Gary Wang. “The SurgiBot is unique in so many ways; we believe it can be transformational for our healthcare system.”

After shelving SurgiBot, TransEnterix won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Senhance robot-assisted surgery platform, which it acquired for $100 million in September 2015.

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Brad Perriello

Brad Perriello has written for The Associated Press, The Eagle-Tribune, Boston.com, The Boston Globe, Industrial Distribution magazine and a variety of local and regional newspapers. He received a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University in 2005. He helped co-found MassDevice and leads WTWH Media’s life science editorial team.

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