The data illustrates the number of medtech IPOs before and after the financial crisis, as of September 2017. In the three years before the latest financial crisis, there was an average of 16.3 IPOs annually (for financial years July-June) in the medical technology sector. In 2016-2017, there were 21 medtech IPOs reported.
July 2005 to June 2008 average | 16.3 |
July 2008 to June 2013 average | 8.4 |
July 2013 to June 2014 | 34 |
July 2014 to June 2015 | 43 |
July 2015 to June 2016 | 15 |
July 2016 to June 2017 | 21 |