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Renewed investor confidence in Medical Devices sector according to PwC’s BioForum report

  • Published November 08, 2013 11:37AM UTC
  • Publisher Wholesale Investor
  • Categories Company Updates

By Sara Foale, PwC | Communications Manager

The Ex- major Medical Devices sector has emerged as the stand-out performer in this edition of BioForum – seeing 67 per cent growth in the last year and up 14.1 per cent for the quarter – suggesting renewed investor confidence in this previously volatile sector.

This is the key finding of PwC’s 45th edition of BioForum – a report on the listed Australian pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices markets and the broader Life Sciences industry.

In other Q4, FY13 results:

– Life Sciences Index up 7 per cent
– Nasdaq Biotech up 20.7 per cent
– Nasdaq Composite up 10.8 per cent
– Life Sciences Index ex Majors up 15.4 per cent
– ASX All Ordinaries up 9.3 per cent

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