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BEIJING, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The eighth “International Editors-in-Chief Roundtable,” hosted by Global Times and Global Times Online (huanqiu.com), brought together media leaders from China, Russia, Pakistan, Canada, Nepal, Syria, and Ghana to explore global trends. Amid ongoing global shifts, participants highlighted the value of inclusive globalization and diversified cooperation.

MAINZ and TÜBINGEN, Germany, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) and CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC, “CureVac”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive Purchase Agreement pursuant to which BioNTech intends to acquire all of the shares of CureVac, a clinical-stage biotech company developing a novel class of transformative medicines in oncology and infectious diseases based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”). The all-stock transaction will bring together two highly complementary companies based in Germany and will build on BioNTech’s proven track record and established position in the global mRNA industry.

Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO, ALVO-SDB, the “Company”), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced the completion of a private placement that was carried out on June 4, 2025, directed to Swedish and international institutional investors. About 40 institutional investors participated in the placement. About 60% of the demand came from institutional investors based in Sweden, Norway or the UK, and about 30% from US-based funds. Over 80% of the shares and Swedish Depositary Receipts (SDRs) allocated in the placement, were sold to investors that were not previously shareholders in Alvotech.