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Pandemic darlings Moderna, BioNTech are now on two different paths
A researcher works in the lab at the Moderna Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic turned Moderna and BioNTech into household names almost overnight. Now the two companies are on different paths. Both Moderna and BioNTech helped pioneer mRNA, or […]
Read MoreFamily offices ramp up deal-making in June with bets on biotech
Key Points After a slow spring, investment firms of the ultra-rich made 60 direct investments in June, according to Fintrx. Family offices flocked to biotech and health-care firms such as Antheia, seeking to make an impact and returns at the same time. Antheia founder Christina Smolke told CNBC’s Inside Wealth family offices’ patient capital makes […]
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Targeted cancer drugs may replace chemo for some patients — and drugmakers say they’re getting closer
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are targeted medicines that deliver chemotherapy agents to cancer cells 3d rendering Love Employee | Istock | Getty Images Chemotherapy has long been a cornerstone of cancer treatment, saving millions of lives. But the pharmaceutical industry says a popular class of targeted cancer therapies could one day replace chemotherapy and its […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Boeing, Oracle, GameStop, Voyager Technologies and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Boeing –The airplane maker lost 7.5% following the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner Thursday. The plane, carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India. The cause of the crash is not immediately clear. Shares of jet engine maker […]
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RFK Jr.’s firing of CDC vaccine panel undermines science, could threaten public health, experts say
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. leaves the stage after discussing the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters […]
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Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Gilead and other drugmakers release promising cancer drug data at ASCO
Attendees walk through the lobby at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago. Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. I’m back in New […]
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Moderna, Tesla and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Steel stocks — Shares of steel companies soared after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on the metal to 50% from 25%. Cleveland-Cliffs rallied 26%, while Nucor added nearly 11% and Steel Dynamics rose 10%. BioNTech — The Germany-based biotech stock jumped 11.3% after Bristol […]
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Vaccine stocks fall as Senate panel advances RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary
FILE PHOTO: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Shares of vaccine companies fell on Tuesday after a Senate panel […]
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