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Sanofi, GSK sign deal to supply 300 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in EU states

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi have entered into an advanced purchase agreement with the European Commission (EC) to supply up to 300 million doses of adjuvanted Covid-19 vaccine.

Pfizer, BioNTech to supply EU with 200 million doses of mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2

Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had concluded exploratory talks with the European Commission for a proposed supply of 200 million doses of their investigational BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 to European Union (EU) Member States, with an option for further 100 million doses.

Takeda divests select non-core assets in Europe to Cheplapharm for approximately $562m

Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that it has entered into an agreement to divest a portfolio of select non-core prescription pharmaceutical products sold predominantly in Europe and Canada to Cheplapharm.

Mylan to buy Aspen’s European thrombosis business for €642m

Mylan has agreed to acquire the European thrombosis business from Aspen Pharmacare Holdings for €641.9m.

Blackstone to acquire Takeda Consumer Healthcare for $2.3bn

Takeda Pharmaceutical has agreed to divest its Japanese consumer healthcare business unit to Blackstone for $2.3bn.

AstraZeneca closes deal to supply AZD1222 Covid-19 vaccine to EU

AstraZeneca said that it has closed an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for the supply of up to 400 million doses of the investigational AZD1222 vaccine for the prevention of Covid-19.

Moderna announces supply agreement with US Government for initial 100 million doses of mRNA vaccine against Covid-19

Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced that the U.S. government has secured 100 million doses of mRNA-1273 as part of the U.S. government’s goal of securing early access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for the American people.

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Pfizer, BioNTech sign $1.95bn deal with US govt for supply of Covid-19 vaccine candidate

The US government has placed an order worth $1.95bn with Pfizer and BioNTech to procure 100 million doses of their BNT162 vaccine candidate for Covid-19.