BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) said it has agreed to buy bispecific antibody developer Biotheus for up to $950M, including $150M in potential milestone payments. Under the deal, BioNTech (BNTX) will pay $800M in cash and American depositary shares to acquire all of the issued share capital of Biotheus.

BioNTech SE (BNTX) has released an update. BioNTech SE is set to acquire Biotheus in a deal valued at $800 million, aiming to strengthen its

Acquisition to support the global execution of BioNTech’s oncology strategy and provide full global rights to BNT327/PM8002, an investigational PD-L1 x VEGF-A bispecific antibody, with potential to replace current checkpoint inhibitor standard of care treatments for solid tumorsWith the acquisition of Biotheus,

BioNTech has acquired Chinese cancer drugmaker Biotheus in a near $1bn deal, as the Covid-19 vaccine maker taps into the country’s health sciences expertise to develop promising immunotherapy drugs. The deal gives the German biotech control of a drug class that has shown potential to outperform Merck’s blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda,

The tie-up will also expand BioNTech's footprint in China, giving it a local research and development hub for clinical trials, as well as a new biologics manufacturing facility and more than 300 Biotheus employees,