Biontech

Robert Kennedy jnr: Pharma investors brace for impact

Vaccine makers and companies manufacturing breakthrough obesity drugs saw share prices fall on nomination

Sun Nov 24 2024 - 06:00

Pfizer shares tumble on weak forecast for 2024 revenues

US drugmaker is trying to chart its future without blockbuster Covid-19 products

Wed Dec 13 2023 - 14:16

New therapy ‘highly effective’ in patients with ovarian cancer, says BioNTech

German pharmaceutical company shot to fame as first company to produce a next-generation mRNA vaccine to treat Covid-19

Tue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00

FDA approves new Covid boosters as cases rise around US

Hospitalisations from Covid-19 have crept up in recent weeks, although the rise is lower than the same time last year

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 08:48

Slump in demand for Covid medications behind fall in Irish pharma exports

Pfizer’s second-quarter results confirm sharp fall in demand for vaccines and other Covid medicines produced in Ireland

Mon Aug 07 2023 - 06:00

BioNTech/Pfizer’s mooted EU deal for 70m Covid shots threatens rivals

European health officials have advocated portfolio diversity to help fight different variants

Mon May 01 2023 - 13:24

Eli Lilly warns EU will miss out on key drugs under new patent rules

Chief executive says draft plan to cut market exclusivity protection could make pursuing some treatments unviable

Mon Apr 10 2023 - 13:30

Biontech sees some vaccine deliveries shifting to next year

Sales drop 43% in third quarter as primary immunisation drives reach completion

Mon Nov 07 2022 - 16:47

Vaccine makers face revenue slump as demand falls for Covid-19 jabs

Pharmaceutical companies hunt for new revenue streams as pandemic becomes endemic

Sun Oct 16 2022 - 13:09

Investors ditch vaccine stocks after Joe Biden says ‘pandemic is over’

Top jab makers lose combined $10bn of market value amid fears over growing public apathy

Mon Sept 19 2022 - 19:54

Moderna accuses BioNTech/Pfizer of copying mRNA technology

US biotech claims rival Covid vaccine makers infringed patents underpinning jabs

Fri Aug 26 2022 - 13:43

BioNTech sinks as Covid vaccine sales and profit disappoint

Group still expects to hit a target of €13-17bn in vaccine revenues this year, with demand increasing in the fourth quarter

Mon Aug 08 2022 - 17:08

Truth in vaccine access row can be as tricky to find as a needle

Waning demand threatens efforts to produce vaccine locally so perhaps education is the priority

Sat May 14 2022 - 06:49

EU regulator backs Pfizer Covid shot as booster after other vaccines

Recommendation comes as global cases of virus top 500m amid Omicron surge

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 16:07

Pandemic wind-down reveals vaccine winners

Cantillon: Emerging markets surprise observers with vaccine preferences

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 17:55

Chief executives of mRNA vaccine groups earn $100m in pandemic pay

Bosses of Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna also see paper wealth grow as share prices surge

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 15:20

Children aged 12-15 to be offered a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Another 11,671 PCR-confirmed coronavirus cases reported in past few days

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 16:50

EU Commission accused of maladministration by ombudsman over Pfizer CEO texts

Emily O’Reilly criticises executive for not disclosing Von Der Leyen messages

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 18:56

Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted Covid vaccine in US

Companies to test fourth dose of current vaccine against fourth dose of new one

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 13:47

How a lab scientist’s bad cold led to the ‘marvel’ mRNA vaccine

Dr Barney Graham’s discovery was a key step in development of Covid-19 vaccines

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 06:00

Novartis to seek speedy approval for Covid drug after positive trials

In lab tests the drug maintained its antiviral activity against all variants of concern

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 17:25

Pfizer and BioNTech team up to develop mRNA-based shingles vaccine

Drugmakers hope to build on success of Covid vaccine

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 13:09

Five economic flashpoints to watch out for in 2022

Next year may bring good news but many of the concerns of 2021 will not have gone away

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 05:28

Booster doses for under-40s not expected until after Christmas

Next phase of vaccination programme in January complicated by multiple rollouts

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 01:02

Q&A: Covid vaccine boosters – who is eligible, where to get them, which dose is offered

More than 1.3 million boosters are given in State so far in race against highly contagious Omicron variant

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 12:17

Current vaccine boosters protect against Omicron, says Fauci

Data shows no need for variant-specific vaccines, says Biden’s chief medical adviser

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 09:22

HSE rolls out information campaign on children’s Covid vaccines

Registration for ages five to 11 will open shortly, with priority for those more at risk

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 21:12

Pfizer booster provides significant protection against Omicron variant – study

Israeli research compared blood samples between two-dose group and booster group

Sat Dec 11 2021 - 20:44

Covid booster shots up to 75% effective against Omicron, UK study finds

Omicron expected to overtake the dominant Delta variant in the UK ‘by mid-December’

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 19:22

Omicron chill continues to hold back equity markets

US indices rise as inflation report is in line with expectations

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 18:08

World stocks rally stalls at two-week highs

Increased restrictions to contain the Omicron coronavirus variant temper optimism

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 09:29

Shares fall across Europe as UK signals further Covid curbs

‘Yo-yo day’ prevails on Dublin stock market

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 18:25

Booster shot neutralises Omicron, Pfizer and BioNTech say

Third vaccine dose as effective as second shot was in fighting original virus, study finds

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 12:37

EU expects Europe plants to produce 3.6 billion Covid shots in 2022

Total global output will be more than 20 billion shots for the year

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 11:13