BioNTech buys China's Biotheus to support oncology strategy
German drugmaker BioNTech has agreed to acquire Chinese biotech company Biotheus to support its oncology strategy and gain full global rights to the bispecific antibody candidate BNT327, it said on Wednesday.
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BioNTech acquires Biotheus for $800 million plus milestone payments, securing global rights to BNT327/PM8002 and expanding its oncology and R&D presence in China.
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BioNTech will make $800mn in upfront payments to Biotheus, a drugmaker based in Guangdong province, with milestone payments of up to $150mn. Uğur Şahin, chief executive of BioNTech, said the company believed that the Biotheus drug “has the potential to set a new standard of care in multiple oncology indications”.
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BioNTech said that BNT327 has the "potential to replace current checkpoint inhibitor standard of care treatments for solid tumours." It is paying $800 million to acquire all of Biotheus' issued share capital and up to $150 million in potential milestone payments.
BioNTech to buy Chinese biotech firm to boost oncology strategy
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