BioNTech buys China's Biotheus to support oncology strategy
German drugmaker BioNTech has agreed to acquire Chinese biotech company Biotheus to support its oncology strategy and gain full global rights to the bispecific antibody candidate BNT327, it said on Wednesday.
BioNTech spends $800M upfront to pick up China-based Biotheus
BioNTech is investing in a promising space in oncology by acquiring Biotheus’ PD-L1 and VEGF bispecific antibody.
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BioNTech said that BNT327 has the "potential to replace current checkpoint inhibitor standard of care treatments for solid tumours." It is paying $800 million to acquire all of Biotheus' issued share capital and up to $150 million in potential milestone payments.
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BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, "BioNTech") and Biotheus ("Biotheus") today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Biotheus, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibodies to address unmet medical needs of patients with oncological or inflammatory diseases.
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BioNTech has acquired Chinese cancer drugmaker Biotheus in a near $1bn deal, as the Covid-19 vaccine maker taps into the country’s health sciences expertise to develop promising immunotherapy drugs. The deal gives the German biotech control of a drug class that has shown potential to outperform Merck’s blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda,
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BioNTech to Acquire Biotheus in $950 Million Deal
The tie-up will also expand BioNTech's footprint in China, giving it a local research and development hub for clinical trials, as well as a new biologics manufacturing facility and more than 300 Biotheus employees,
BioNTech signs agreement to acquire Biotheus
BioNTech has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Biotheus to obtain complete worldwide rights to BNT327/PM8002, a programmed death-ligand 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor A-targeting bispecific antibody.
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