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Rich list names hurt by cruel April for biotech stocks

In April almost $1 billion was wiped from the combined market value of four well-regarded companies: Acrux, Mesoblast, QrXPharma and Prana Biotechnology, dragging down equally well known names such as Waislitz and Liberman.

Jessica Gardner

The portfolios of some of Australia’s richest investors have been battered by the terrible start to the year experienced by biotechnology stocks.

In April, almost $1 billion was wiped from the combined market value of four companies, Acrux , Mesoblast , QrXPharma and Prana Biotechnology , dragging down equally well known names like Waislitz, Liberman, Smorgon and Walker.

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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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