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2001 Fourth Quarter Review - Industry Report: Biotechnology

Charts: [ Total Amount Raised | Average Amount Raised | Number of Offerings ]

Report Criteria
Report Type:Offer to Most Recent Quote
Period:10/2001 - 12/2001
Sort Criteria:Percentage Change
Industry:Biotechnology
Securities Types:Common Stock, ADS
Underwriting Types: Firm Committment
Region(s):all regions
Foreign Companies:included

Report Statistics
Number of IPOs:3
Largest Company:TheraSense, Inc.
Smallest Company:Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Best Performer:TheraSense, Inc. (+30.2%)
Worst Performer:N/A
Total Amount Raised:$278.0 Mil.
Average Amount Raised:$92.7 Mil.
Average Percentage Change:+20.07 %

Company Symbol Offer
Date
Offer
Price
Close Price
on 12/31/01
Percent
Change
Market
Value ($Mil)
TheraSense, Inc. THER 10/12 $19.00 $24.80 +30.2% $944.6  
American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. APPX 12/14 $16.00 $20.80 +30.0% $665.4  
Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. NWBT 12/14 $5.00 $5.00 +0.0% $84.2