Tag: Medical biotechnology industry

CureVac founder withdraws candidacy for supervisory board

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German biotech company CureVac said Wednesday that its founder has withdrawn his candidacy for the supervisory board for health reasons. ...

Brazil probes Health Ministry deal to buy Covaxin vaccine

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Associated Press — Brazil's federal prosecutor’s office is investigating possible irregularities in a Health Ministry contract to purchase 20 million doses of the Covaxin...

CureVac: Vaccine data are ‘sobering,’ full results in weeks

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BERLIN — The chief executive of CureVac said Thursday that interim results from late-stage testing of its coronavirus shot are “sobering,” but the German...

German biotech company MorphoSys buys US rival for $1.7B

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BERLIN — Germany-based MorphoSys AG said Wednesday that it is buying U.S. rival Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a deal valuing the biotech company at...

EXPLAINER: Why ‘world’s pharmacy’ India is short on shots

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NEW DELHI — Last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations his country would make enough COVID-19 vaccines “to help all...

Fujifilm biotech firm to build massive plant in central NC

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HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — A subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday that it will open a massive biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in...

Founders of California fecal matter-testing company indicted

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SAN FRANCISCO — Two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who founded a biotech company that tested fecal matter are accused of bilking their investors and health...