Augmedics Names Tal Davidson as New VP of R&D, Bolsters Team after Acquisitions and New Funding

Augmedics appoints Tal Davidson, MD as new VP of R&D. Davidson was previously AI Research Director at Medtronic.
The news comes after Augmedics acquired IP and assets from Surgalign and Holo Surgical.
Augmedics CEO says Davidson's experience in visualization and AI will help build the next generation of the xvision platform.
Augmedics recently closed an $82.5 million financing round.
The company's xvision Spine System has been used to treat over 4,500 patients and implant over 25,000 pedicle screws.

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