Summarizing the month in European dealmaking.

A preview of the emerging health care companies profiled in the current issue of Start-Up. This month's profile groups focus on Biorepositories (Asterand Inc., BioSample Inc., Genomics Collaborative Inc., TissueInformatics Inc.); Therapeutics for Diabetes and Obesity (Arexis AB, Diabetogen Biosciences Inc., PanCel Corp., Rademacher Group Ltd.); and Orthopedic and Surgical Devices (Ascension Orthopedics Inc., Coapt Systems Inc., NuVasive Inc., SpringFlex Orthopedics Inc.). Plus these Selected Start-Ups across Health Care: Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc., GeneProt Inc., MonitorForHire.com and Targacept Inc.