ARTICLE | Deals
Building on 2018 deal, Pfizer developing COVID-19 vaccine with BioNTech
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March 14, 2020 12:05 AM UTC
Updated on Mar 24, 2020 at 10:54 PM UTC
Pfizer is working with BioNTech to develop an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, the pharma disclosed Friday while outlining its plan to fight COVID-19. The news sent BioNTech’s stock up $2.38 to $30.93 Friday.
The companies partnered in 2018 to use mRNA technology from BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) to develop flu vaccines (see “BioNTech, Pfizer Sic mRNA on the Flu”)...