Tag: vaccines

EAACI: Dupixent demonstrated superiority over Xolair (omalizumab) in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in patients with coexisting asthma in first-ever presented phase 4 head-to-head respiratory study

New late-breaking data at EAACI showed Dupixent outperformed Xolair across all primary and secondary efficacy endpoints of CRSwNP and in all asthma-related endpoints

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaxart, Inc. (Nasdaq: VXRT) (“Vaxart” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a range of oral recombinant pill vaccines based on its proprietary delivery platform, today held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in a virtual-only format. Preliminary results from the Annual Meeting indicate that two proposals were approved and two proposals were rejected by Vaxart stockholders.

LEXINGTON, Mass., June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RPID) (the “Company”), an innovative life sciences technology company providing mission critical automation solutions to facilitate the efficient manufacturing and fast, safe release of healthcare products, today announced the grants on June 2, 2025, of (i) 160,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of the Company’s Class A common stock (“Common Stock”) and (ii) non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Options”) as a material inducement to employment to a new employee. All such equity awards were made under the Company’s Inducement Plan, as amended (the “Inducement Plan”) and were approved by a majority of the independent directors of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The equity awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the Inducement Plan, and the terms and conditions of the applicable stock option and RSU award agreements covering the grants.

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.