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ESMO 24: Investors Are Starting To Believe In BioNTech’s Cancer Drugs

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

The company’s investment in oncology is starting to pay off, with its PD-L1/VEGF inhibitor BNT324 generating particular interest at ESMO.

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BioNTech has seen its share price rise by 25% in the last few days, buoyed by new investor belief in its emerging cancer drugs pipeline.

The revival was sparked by a handful of promising updates at the European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Barcelona,...

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