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Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) announced a new COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government. SVB Leerink says that the new contract implies the price per Comirnaty dose is ~$30.50. Comirnaty U.S. pricing per dose has increased from $19.50 (2020 contracts), to $24 (+23%; 2021 contract), and now to ~$30.50 (+27%).  The analysts…

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) have announced a new vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government. Under the agreement, the U.S. government will receive 105 million doses (30 µg, 10 µg and 3 µg). This may include adult omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccines, subject to the FDA authorization.  The doses are planned to be delivered…

The White House unveiled the first phase of its national monkeypox vaccine strategy, with plans to send doses to areas with confirmed outbreaks.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to distribute 296,000 doses of the Bavarian Nordic A/S's (OTC:BVNRY) Jynneos vaccine, an already-developed monkeypox vaccine. The U.S. is releasing 56,000 doses of…

The U.S. government will provide up to $75 million to expand U.K.-listed Croda International Plc's (OTC:COIHF) U.S. manufacturing capacity of ingredients for lipid systems used in novel therapeutic drugs, such as mRNA vaccines. Croda will also invest up to $58 million. The investment will be used to establish a new lipid facility in Lamar,…

Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) and GSK plc (NYSE:GSK) have announced positive data from their vaccine trial of adjuvanted bivalent D614 and Beta (B.1.351) vaccine candidate.  "Sanofi-GSK's vaccine is the first candidate to demonstrate efficacy in a placebo-controlled trial in an environment of high Omicron variant circulation," Sanofi said in a statement. The bivalent vaccine targets the…

Radius Health Inc (NASDAQ:RDUS) will be acquired by Gurnet Point Capital and Patient Square Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $890 million, including the assumption of debt and assuming full payment of the CVR (Contingent Value Right).  Gurnet Point and Patient Square will pay $10.00 per share in cash plus a…

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA), and other tech giants striving to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster the development of industry standards. The initiatives look to make the companies' nascent digital worlds compatible. The Metaverse Standards Forum includes leading companies working in the space, from…

Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett maintained Twitter, Inc (NYSE:TWTR) with a Neutral and cut the price target from $54.2 to $33, below Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) chief's takeover bid. Crockett believed that the absence of the deal would lead to even lower share prices for Twitter. Social media comparables were already hit by a possible weakening ad market likely…

Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) is reportedly mulling buying cancer-focused biotech Seagen Inc (NASDAQ:SGEN), Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. If the deal happens, it would be significant, given Seagen's market value of roughly $28 billion. According to the report, some people said other unnamed suitors are also eying Seagen, a…

The FDA has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE's (NASDAQ:BNTX) COVID-19 Vaccine as a three 3-µg dose series for children six months through 4 years of age.  Based on safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity data, the 3-µg dose was carefully selected as the preferred dose for children under five. The EUA…

TikTok's President of Global Business Solutions and former Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) Facebook veteran Blake Chandlee in a CNBC interview, shared how TikTok massively differed from Facebook. ByteDance Ltd-owned TikTok did not look to mimic Facebook. In contrast, Facebook struggled to win users by restructuring its Facebook and Instagram apps to emulate TikTok's popular short video format.…