Tag: BioNTech

Big Vaccine Makers ‘Pressured’ Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccines: Twitter Files

Big Pharma companies, which reaped billions of dollars in COVID vaccine sales, allegedly pressured Twitter to censor activists who pushed for the sharing of knowledge needed to make generic vaccines, according to the latest addition to the “Twitter Files.” In 2020, there was an “international push” to force the drug industry to make its COVID…


Major COVID-19 Vaccine Maker Says mRNA Cancer Vaccines to Be Available ‘Before 2030’

The husband and wife duo who helped create the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine proclaimed that messenger RNA (mRNA) cancer vaccines are being worked on and aren’t far off. “We feel that a cure for cancer or to changing cancer patients’ lives is in our grasp,” professor Ozlem Tureci told BBC News. Tureci co-founded BioNTech with her husband,…


Gates or Germany? Who ‘Owns’ the WHO’s COVID-19 Response?

Commentary The idea that Bill Gates is somehow the driving force behind the WHO’s vaccine-centric COVID-19 response is very widespread—at least on Twitter. But this notion recently received some unexpected support from a mainstream media source: Politico, the online news service that was started in D.C. in the naughts, launched a Brussels-based European edition in partnership…


BioNTech and Sinovac Vaccines Less Effective Against Omicron: Study

The BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines are significantly less effective against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 compared to the original virus strain, according to a new study. The study, jointly conducted by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, found that the levels of antibodies produced against BA.4 and BA.5…


Capitol Report (Aug. 26): Heavily Redacted Affidavit Unsealed; Peter Navarro on ‘Taking Back Trump’s America’

A heavily redacted affidavit that led to the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s home was unsealed Friday. The Justice Department says the raid is justified based on what’s in the affidavit. Former adviser to Trump Peter Navarro has a new book, an inside glimpse of the inner workings of the presidency. The Federal Reserve…


Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Alleged Vaccine Patent Infringement

Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech on Aug. 26, alleging the companies infringed on its patents for technology utilized by COVID-19 vaccines. Both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are built on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. The problem is that they both use key features that Moderna scientists developed, including the same coronavirus protein encoding, according to…


BioNTech, Pfizer Sue CureVac in US Over COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Claims

FRANKFURT—COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said on Tuesday that it and partner Pfizer have filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, seeking a judgment that they did not infringe U.S. patents held by rival CureVac. The lawsuit, filed Monday, said CureVac is trying to profit from the success of BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19…


CureVac Files Patent Lawsuit in Germany Against BioNTech

BERLIN—CureVac has filed a patent lawsuit in Germany against BioNTech over its use of mRNA technology, marking one of the first known cases of a company going to court amid the fierce competition to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus. The German-based biotech company is seeking “fair compensation” from BioNTech and two subsidiaries for infringement…


Poland Refuses to Accept and Pay for New COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries

Poland is refusing to accept or pay for more deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine under the European Union’s supply contract, amid dwindling demand. The country’s health minister announced the news in remarks on local television on Tuesday. “At the end of last week, we used the force majeure clause and informed both the European Commission…


BioNTech Plans Modular Vaccine Factories in Africa

BERLIN—German vaccine maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved shot against COVID-19 together with Pfizer, unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability of much-needed medicines on the continent. The modular design presented at a ceremony in Marburg, Germany, consists of shipping containers fitted with the equipment necessary…