October marked a historic milestone for the biopharma industry, with deal values hitting $44.91 billion. It was the highest amount ever recorded by BioWorld, topping a deal value of $42.45 billion in December 2022. While the cumulative value of biopharma deals through Q3 lagged behind the previous year, October’s outstanding value has catapulted this year ahead. In the first 10 months of 2023, deal value reached $175.2 billion, compared to $148.56 billion recorded in the same period in 2022.
The BioWorld Infectious Disease Index (BIDI) jumped 13.04% at the end of January and has been mostly on a downturn since, echoing trends that BioWorld analysis noted last year. BIDI ended October down 47.98%, lower than the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which were down 12.31% and 0.28%, respectively.
October marked a historic milestone for the biopharma industry, with deal values hitting $44.91 billion. It was the highest amount ever recorded by BioWorld, topping a deal value of $42.45 billion in December 2022. While the cumulative value of biopharma deals through Q3 lagged behind the previous year, October’s outstanding value has catapulted this year ahead. In the first 10 months of 2023, deal value reached $175.2 billion, compared to $148.56 billion recorded in the same period in 2022.
While med-tech deals were well below average the past two months, cumulative values are up 47.67% over the same period last year. Through October, the total worth of med-tech deals reached $9.97 billion, rising from $6.75 billion in the corresponding period in 2022.
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