Keyword: Moderna

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Moderna Buys Japan’s OriCiro Genomics

06.01.2023 -

In its first acquisition since forming in 2010, mRNA specialist Moderna is buying Japan’s OriCiro Genomics for $85 million, expanding its therapeutics and vaccines...

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Pfizer Files Rebuttal of Moderna’s Patent Claim

08.12.2022 -

Faced with a lawsuit from US rival Moderna, alleging that Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech infringed one of its patent for their top-selling Covid-19 vaccine...

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Omicron-targeted Covid Boosters may not be Better

28.10.2022 -

The newly launched bivalent mRNA-based Covid-19 booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech did not show a major improvement over the companies’ first-generation...

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Merck & Co and Moderna Proceed with Cancer Vaccine

18.10.2022 -

US drugmaker Merck & Co is going ahead with plans to develop a therapeutic cancer vaccine called mRNA-4157 together with Covid vaccine maker Moderna. This fulfills an...

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FDA Grants EUAs to Omicron-targeted Covid Shots

02.09.2022 -

As had been widely expected, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 31 granted emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to the new Covid-19 shots developed by mRNA...

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Moderna Says Pfizer and BioNTech Infringed Vaccine Patent

30.08.2022 -

BioNTech and Pfizer are facing another lawsuit claiming that their Comirnaty-branded Covid-19 vaccine infringes another company’s patent. The latest to sue is US rival...

Research & Innovation

New Covid Shots Score Points against Omicron

27.06.2022 -

Sanofi and GSK are touting their latecomer protein-based Covid-19 vaccine as a potential game changer in the fight against the Omicron variant.

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FDA Panel to Review Pediatric mRNA Covid Vaccines

24.05.2022 -

Somewhat later than expected, the US may soon be able to offer Covid-19 vaccinations for children five years of age and younger, something parents have repeatedly...