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Wellnex led the healthcare market after agreeing to sell Pain Away for up to A$21.3 million. Neuren and Lumos also rose strongly as sales, royalties and product orders improved.

Control Bionics has achieved FDA registration for its NeuroStrip surface EMG platform, cementing its medical device status in the US and bolstering its appeal in clinical and research markets.

Lumos led healthcare stocks higher after widening its US urgent care rollout, while Tissue Repair tumbled on its plan to leave the ASX. Strong trial updates, FDA steps and fresh funding kept the sector busy, even as several stocks fell despite good news.

Control Bionics has closed its Share Purchase Plan, raising $256,500 and pushing total capital raised to $9.75 million, pending shareholder approval for the final tranche.

AI cardiology, cancer research and pharma expansion drove the biggest moves in healthcare stocks this week. Investors paid up for fresh funding and regulatory wins, while some raisings and weak trading updates kept pressure on others.

Control Bionics has locked in $9.5 million through a discounted share placement, complemented by a $0.5 million Share Purchase Plan, to back its commercial growth and technology development.

A handful of extreme moves set the tone, from DXN’s explosive AI data centre rerating to steep sell-offs in small-cap explorers. Deals, funding and fresh drilling results drove the week, but several gap-ups lost steam as traders banked profits.

Healthcare stocks split into two camps this week. Buyers chased clear commercial wins, while several halted names gave back early excitement once trading resumed. The biggest moves came from a collapse in Opthea, a surge in Control Bionics, and a strong jump in Biome Australia after a margin-boosting manufacturing deal.

Control Bionics advances its neural-signal technology across assistive communication, sports, and medical sectors, securing key US reimbursement and distribution agreements while broadening its international footprint.

Control Bionics progresses its scalable distributor-led model in North America, inks a strategic US partnership for iOS speech devices, and gains German reimbursement eligibility for NeuroNode, while managing cash flow amid NDIS delays.

One stock nearly doubled, another jumped more than 40%, and a finance heavyweight stayed elevated after a merger shock. In resources, the winners were mostly tied to “what was bought” or “what was funded”, while the laggards were often the ones where early optimism quickly turned into selling.

Avecho and Chimeric both surged as traders chased near-term trial and funding catalysts, while Island Pharmaceuticals extended gains on a US biodefence partnership. Elsewhere, distribution and reimbursement wins supported smaller medtech names, and a cannabis merger plan kept Little Green Pharma in focus ahead of April’s vote.