CureVac Could Be Third mRNA Vaccine Approval – But With A ‘Europe First’ Approach

Read-Out Expected Shortly

Caught in a ‘vaccine nationalism’ crossfire a year ago, CureVac is now well placed to become a commercial entity – just as long as its mRNA platform can deliver.

Franz-Werner Haas
CEO Franz-Werner Haas. A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine would validate its mRNA platform and transform the company - just as it has for fellow German company BioNTech. • Source: Getty Images

CureVac could be the next company to gain approval for a COVID-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology, with its pivotal trial expected to read out by the end of June or earlier.

Its Phase IIb/III Herald trial is now fulling enrolled, and the company must now await the occurrence of 50 cases...

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