• The S&P/ASX 200 Health Care Index rose 2.89% in November as momentum returned to the sector
  • Health cryogenic services company Vitrafy and nerve-repair biotech Renerve debuted on the ASX 
  • Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals rose 151% in November after US FDA successfully concluded 30-day review of its phase III trial protocol

 

The S&P/ASX 200 Health Care (ASX:XHJ) Index rose 2.89% in November and has moved up 9.54%.

For the year, the XHJ trails the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index, which rose 3.79% in November and has risen 15.07% YTD.

 

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On November 26, human and animal health cryogenic services company Vitrafy Life Sciences (ASX:VFY) and nerve-repair biotech Renerve (ASX:RNV) hit the ASX boards with the first IPOs in the ASX healthcare sector since Blinklab (ASX:BB1) in April.

Morgans healthcare analyst Scott Power told Stockhead last week that momentum is returning to the ASX healthcare sector.

“There are more capital raisings coming through and money out there looking for a home and we’ve had a couple of IPOs in November,” he said.

Power added it was worth noting there appeared to be more ASX healthcare companies with gains in November than losses.

“The market is rewarding companies that are announcing positive news.”

 

How ASX biotechs performed in November

CODE COMPANY PRICE 1 MONTH RETURN % MARKET CAP
PAR Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals $0.515 151.2 $179,890,542
IMR Imricor Med Sys $1.160 84.1 $313,403,889
IRX Inhalerx Limited $0.042 75.0 $8,869,630
ILA Island Pharma $0.195 69.6 $30,427,938
CMB Cambium Bio Limited $0.650 58.5 $7,755,154
PAB Patrys Limited $0.005 50.0 $9,258,513
SIG Sigma Health Ltd $2.890 47.4 $4,536,587,855
DVL Dorsavi Ltd $0.014 40.0 $10,237,331
HIQ Hitiq Limited $0.041 36.7 $14,507,644
MSB Mesoblast Limited $1.770 35.1 $1,986,704,358
SHG Singular Health $0.110 34.1 $26,676,635
AVE Avecho Biotech Ltd $0.004 33.3 $12,677,188
1AI Algorae Pharma $0.008 33.3 $13,499,158
SNT Syntara Limited $0.056 33.3 $76,895,935
BP8 Bph Global Ltd $0.004 33.3 $1,586,566
ATH Alterity Therapeutics $0.004 33.3 $21,281,344
OCC Orthocell Limited $0.810 32.8 $193,682,686
AVH Avita Medical $3.940 30.0 $275,315,538
NTI Neurotech Intl $0.070 29.6 $72,423,534
PME Pro Medicus Limited $251.890 28.6 $25,934,532,783
MDR Medadvisor Limited $0.310 24.0 $170,923,347
CDX Cardiex Limited $0.100 22.0 $29,417,457
CC5 Clever Culture $0.017 21.4 $29,889,622
RHT Resonance Health $0.057 21.3 $26,198,120
CVB Curvebeam Ai Limited $0.110 19.6 $34,936,542
PGC Paragon Care Limited $0.495 19.3 $819,376,168
ALC Alcidion Group Ltd $0.063 18.9 $84,606,020
EMD Emyria Limited $0.038 18.8 $15,784,797
SPL Starpharma Holdings $0.115 18.6 $48,082,309
SOM SomnoMed Limited $0.385 18.5 $83,201,677
IMM Immutep Ltd $0.325 18.2 $465,461,711
ARX Aroa Biosurgery $0.705 17.5 $243,154,680
RAD Radiopharm $0.028 16.7 $60,842,901
TRU Truscreen $0.022 15.8 $12,157,005
TLX Telix Pharmaceutical $24.740 15.3 $7,959,748,253
MYX Mayne Pharma Ltd $5.100 15.1 $406,655,097
CYC Cyclopharm Limited $1.680 15.1 $186,709,908
ECS ECS Botanics Holding $0.018 12.5 $23,193,892
BMT Beamtree Holdings $0.255 10.9 $73,889,161
PNV Polynovo Limited $2.200 8.9 $1,492,032,543
SDI SDI Limited $1.105 8.3 $131,346,411
CTQ Careteq Limited $0.013 8.3 $3,082,543
ACW Actinogen Medical $0.027 8.0 $83,232,035
ANN Ansell Limited $33.160 7.3 $4,826,367,551
SHL Sonic Healthcare $28.570 7.2 $13,734,749,588
CAN Cann Group Ltd $0.047 6.8 $22,532,564
COH Cochlear Limited $304.240 6.7 $20,138,897,670
EBO Ebos Group Ltd $34.650 5.8 $6,770,965,739
FPH Fisher & Paykel Healthcare $34.520 4.7 $19,840,328,102
HMD Heramed Limited $0.023 4.5 $18,113,933
REG Regis Healthcare Ltd $6.680 4.4 $1,973,183,243
BOT Botanix Pharma Ltd $0.360 4.3 $654,285,755
SNZ Summerset Grp Hldgs $11.740 4.2 $2,780,330,478
RMD ResMed Inc. $38.400 3.9 $23,574,481,657
CBL Control Bionics $0.063 3.3 $15,596,176
OIL Optiscan Imaging $0.165 3.1 $137,831,232
PSQ Pacific Smiles Grp $1.950 2.6 $311,184,779
CGS Cogstate Ltd $1.000 2.6 $172,744,894
MVF Monash IVF Group Ltd $1.200 2.6 $467,561,808
NAN Nanosonics Limited $3.260 1.9 $986,225,760
NEU Neuren Pharmaceut. $12.470 1.8 $1,614,311,988
OCA Oceania Healthc Ltd $0.650 1.6 $470,750,170
EMV Emvision Medical $1.980 1.5 $169,322,739
CAJ Capitol Health $0.365 1.4 $389,339,161
ALA Arovella Therapeutic $0.190 1.3 $201,283,821
LTP Ltr Pharma Limited $1.260 0.8 $106,834,203
RHC Ramsay Health Care $39.590 0.8 $9,071,869,818
CSL CSL Limited $282.220 0.2 $138,086,027,351
OSL Oncosil Medical $0.008 0.0 $35,792,641
ADR Adherium Ltd $0.011 0.0 $8,344,380
IIQ Inoviq Ltd $0.460 0.0 $51,302,283
MAP Microba Lifesciences $0.170 0.0 $76,134,836
HXL Hexima $0.014 0.0 $2,255,035
TD1 Tali Digital Limited $0.001 0.0 $3,295,156
VTI Vision Tech Inc $0.120 0.0 $6,604,376
RSH Respiri Limited $0.077 0.0 $99,404,607
MDC Medlab Clinical Ltd $6.600 0.0 $15,071,113
GTG Genetic Technologies $0.039 0.0 $5,671,273
EPN Epsilon Healthcare $0.024 0.0 $7,208,496
ENL Enlitic Inc. $0.064 0.0 $36,837,396
AHI Advanced Health $0.092 0.0 $25,355,783
VIT Vitura Health Ltd $0.099 0.0 $57,583,653
AVR Anteris Technologies $10.130 -0.7 $214,146,336
RCE Recce Pharmaceutical $0.440 -1.1 $102,023,511
IMC Immuron Limited $0.077 -1.3 $17,644,198
HGV Hygrovest Limited $0.051 -1.9 $10,725,841
AFP AFT Pharmaceuticals $2.730 -2.2 $286,284,890
IDX Integral Diagnostics $2.920 -2.3 $680,829,411
PYC PYC Therapeutics $1.850 -2.6 $863,224,278
NSB Neuroscientific $0.036 -2.7 $5,205,775
1AD Adalta Limited $0.018 -2.7 $11,366,245
ACL Au Clinical Labs $3.470 -2.8 $702,636,099
ANR Anatara Ls Ltd $0.057 -3.4 $11,849,942
VBS Vectus Biosystems $0.077 -3.8 $4,100,505
ONE Oneview Healthcare $0.318 -3.8 $236,770,767
PEB Pacific Edge $0.125 -3.8 $101,489,497
CUV Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals $13.150 -4.2 $655,294,301
GSS Genetic Signatures $0.675 -4.3 $153,273,709
VLS Vita Life Sciences.. $2.010 -4.3 $113,023,954
BDX Bcaldiagnostics $0.100 -4.8 $35,866,428
PTX Prescient Ltd $0.039 -4.9 $31,407,472
NC6 Nanollose Limited $0.019 -5.0 $3,268,121
NUZ Neurizon Therapeutic $0.185 -5.1 $90,965,567
CU6 Clarity Pharma $6.410 -5.2 $2,036,544,917
AHC Austco Healthcare $0.245 -5.8 $89,194,911
DOC Doctor Care Anywhere $0.065 -5.8 $23,831,746
EYE Nova EYE Medical Ltd $0.155 -6.1 $35,504,418
PIQ Proteomics Int Lab $0.680 -6.2 $89,081,848
OSX Osteopore Limited $0.038 -6.3 $4,380,043
PER Percheron $0.074 -6.3 $80,470,385
COV Cleo Diagnostics $0.340 -6.8 $27,744,000
GLH Global Health Ltd $0.135 -6.9 $7,836,687
ZLD Zelira Therapeutics $0.650 -7.1 $7,375,651
ZLD Zelira Therapeutics $0.650 -7.1 $7,375,651
IPD Impedimed Limited $0.051 -7.3 $103,201,397
RHY Rhythm Biosciences $0.092 -8.0 $26,090,901
UBI Universal Biosensors $0.115 -8.0 $34,277,755
LGP Little Green Pharma $0.110 -8.3 $33,316,029
CYP Cynata Therapeutics $0.215 -8.5 $38,872,273
FRE Firebrickpharma $0.052 -8.8 $10,925,642
NYR Nyrada Inc. $0.100 -9.1 $20,962,537
RAC Race Oncology Ltd $1.330 -9.2 $231,037,922
AT1 Atomo Diagnostics $0.019 -9.5 $12,144,844
AGN Argenica $0.695 -9.7 $89,024,527
OPT Opthea Limited $0.720 -10.0 $837,144,340
CHM Chimeric Therapeutic $0.009 -10.0 $8,956,267
DXB Dimerix Ltd $0.350 -10.3 $195,241,754
TRP Tissue Repair $0.260 -10.3 $15,720,859
NXS Next Science Limited $0.130 -10.3 $37,980,830
CTE Cryosite Limited $0.850 -10.5 $41,488,129
PCK Painchek Ltd $0.028 -10.9 $45,843,312
AYA Artryalimited $0.440 -11.1 $39,889,852
EBR EBR Systems $0.905 -11.3 $334,189,841
LDX Lumos Diagnostics $0.031 -11.4 $23,118,561
MVP Medical Developments $0.420 -11.6 $47,316,496
TRI Trivarx Ltd $0.015 -11.8 $6,855,580
RGT Argent Biopharma Ltd $0.270 -12.9 $14,653,513
HLS Healius $1.380 -12.9 $1,012,955,316
M7T Mach7 Tech Limited $0.365 -13.1 $88,052,982
CMP Compumedics Limited $0.265 -13.1 $48,699,074
4DX 4DMedical Limited $0.460 -14.0 $189,164,840
BIT Biotron Limited $0.017 -15.0 $15,340,507
IMU Imugene Limited $0.038 -15.6 $290,094,115
IDT IDT Australia Ltd $0.105 -16.0 $45,133,396
ICR Intelicare Holdings $0.010 -16.7 $4,861,881
ACR Acrux Limited $0.043 -17.3 $12,500,825
EOF Ecofibre Limited $0.038 -17.4 $14,397,208
TRJ Trajan Group Holding $1.000 -18.7 $152,260,291
UCM Uscom Limited $0.032 -22.0 $8,015,264
ATX Amplia Therapeutics $0.088 -23.5 $31,525,405
MX1 Micro-X Limited $0.055 -24.7 $31,988,207
IVX Invion Ltd $0.150 -25.0 $10,225,067
AHX Apiam Animal Health $0.390 -25.0 $71,183,497
AGH Althea Group $0.036 -25.0 $14,591,968
IXC Invex Ther $0.067 -25.6 $5,035,308
CSX Cleanspace Holdings $0.360 -26.5 $28,070,885
NOX Noxopharm Limited $0.099 -26.7 $28,931,557
IBX Imagion Biosys Ltd $0.038 -26.9 $1,635,469
MEM Memphasys Ltd $0.005 -28.6 $8,815,407
IME Imexhs Limited $0.320 -28.9 $14,598,421
VFX Visionflex Group Ltd $0.004 -30.0 $11,743,636
EZZ EZZ Life Science $2.530 -31.1 $116,780,246
FCG Freedom Care Group $0.037 -71.5 $883,705
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Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (ASX:PAR) topped the winners list for the sector in November, rising 151% for the month after the US FDA successfully concluded a 30-day review period for the biotech’s phase III pivotal clinical trial protocol of repurposed pentosan polysulfate sodium (Zilosul) to treat knee osteoarthritis (OA), clearing the way for a start date in Q1 CY25.

Imricor Medical Systems (ASX:IMR) was up ~84.1% in November after announcing it had conducted the first case for atrial flutter ablation in the interventional cardiac magnetic resonance (iCMR) lab at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in Switzerland, adding a third site to its VISABL-AFL clinical trial supporting US FDA approval of its products.

Imricor is the only company in the world that provides MRI-compatible consumable devices, such as single-use ablation catheters, required to perform cardiac ablations in an iCMR lab. The company also announced in November it had inked a licence agreement with ADIS, a Swiss-based software company, to integrate AI modules into Imricor’s NorthStar 3D mapping system.

Pharmaceutical distributor Sigma Healthcare (ASX:SIG) rose 47.4% in November after the ACCC granted its merger with privately listed discount pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse.

The union will combine SIG’s 400-plus pharmacies, under brands Discount Drug Store and Amcal, and its wholesale distribution business (servicing more than 4000 chemists) with Chemist Warehouse’s 600 franchised outlets.

Medical imaging stock Singular Health Group Ltd (ASX:SHG) was up 34.1% in November after announcing it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Provider Network Solutions (PNS) in the US to collaborate on a technical proof of concept and commercial pilot and had undertaken a $3.7 million capital raise.

Healthcare giant ProMedicus (ASX:PME) posted a 28.8% gain in November after inking a couple of big contracts.

ProMedicus signed a $330m, 10-year deal with Trinity Health to replace its legacy imaging system with PME’s cloud-based Visage 7 platform across 93 hospitals, expanding the company’s presence in North America.

The company also announced in November its wholly-owned US subsidiary Visage Imaging Inc had signed an additional $24m, five-year contract with NYU Langone Health.

ProMedicus said the contract had been extended to “full stack”, with the addition of Visage 7 Open Archive to the Visage 7 Viewer and Visage 7 Workflow.

 

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