The average return for the 54 drug developers that went public in the US during first three quarters of 2018 was 13.6% as of Oct. 1 versus 16.9% as of Aug. 31 for the 47 biopharma firms that launched IPOs during the first eight months of this year. September had seven new offerings after just two in August.
The seven biopharmaceutical firms that priced initial public offerings in the US in September brought the year-to-date total to 54 drug developer IPOs, showing that despite a decline in the average return, investors remain interested in new offerings.
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