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GI Dynamics falls 50pc on product suspension

GI Dynamics investors aren’t waiting to see whether it can survive a suspension in sales of its main product to treat type 2 diabetes as the medical device maker’s shares fell 50 per cent.

Jessica Gardner
Jessica GardnerDeputy editor - News
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Biotechnology investors were rattled by two shock announcements on Tuesday, with medical device maker GI Dynamics falling as much as 50 per cent in the session and speculative stem-cell outfit Regeneus losing 39 per cent of its value before scrambling to halt trading.

US-based GI Dynamics said on Monday it had suspended shipments of its EndoBarrier products labelled with a CE mark, which is a regulatory approval used predominantly in Europe, because its reporting systems were not up to scratch. The device is used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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Jessica Gardner is Deputy editor - News. She has previously edited the Companies and Markets section. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.com

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