BioNTech is looking into taking legal steps against CureVac after the latter filed a patent lawsuit against it over its use of mRNA technology, BioNTech said on Wednesday, confirming a report by daily Welt.
“We are looking at all legal options,” said a BioNTech spokesperson.
CureVac is seeking “fair compensation” from BioNTech and two subsidiaries for infringement of its intellectual property rights, it said on Tuesday.
BioNTech has said in reaction that its work was original and it would defend it against all allegations of patent infringement.
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After a contract manufacturing snafu in December, supply of Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 med for obesity appears to be back on track in the U.S.—mostly. Novo’s Wegovy manufacturing partner—which the Danish company previously confirmed to Fierce Pharma as Catalent—restarted production on the med in 2022’s second quarter. As a result, 1.7-mg and 2.4-mg doses of Wegovy are back on tap in the U.S. market, Novo said in a recent investor report.
Once the offer is settled, CSL expects to get its hands on more than 97% of Vifor shares. At the same time, CSL plans to have Vifor apply for the delisting of its shares post-close. CSL has also filed an action to cancel remaining publicly held Vifor shares to satisfy Swiss takeover rules.
Amgen has signed a definitive agreement to acquire biopharmaceutical company ChemoCentryx for $52 for each share in cash or a total enterprise cost of nearly $3.7bn. ChemoCentryx focuses on orally administered therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, autoimmune ailments and cancer.
