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Vicebio was created by Medicxi to develop next-generation vaccines for respiratory viruses utilising its proprietary Molecular Clamp technology, discovered at The University of Queensland.
French pharmaceutical and healthcare company Sanofi has agreed to buy the British biotechnology firm Vicebio for up to $1.6bn. Read more.
According to the terms of the agreement, Sanofi will acquire London-based Vicebio’s entire share capital for an upfront payment of $1.15 billion with milestone payments upwards of $450 million based ...
Dr. Emmanuel Hanon, Chief Executive Officer of Vicebio, added: "Vicebio and its incredibly passionate team have been driven by the ambition to develop next-generation vaccines aimed at targeting ...
The acquisition, which will give Sanofi a combination vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, ...
Sanofi to acquire Vicebio, expanding respiratory vaccines pipeline Paris, July 22, 2025. Sanofi today announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Vicebio Ltd (“Vicebio”), a privately ...
Vicebio Ltd ("Vicebio" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel vaccines against life-threatening respiratory viral infections, has entered an exclusive, definitive agreement to ...
Sanofi is buying Vicebio for more than $1 billion, picking up an experimental vaccine targeting RSV and another respiratory bug.
Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) was the biggest spender in pharma M&A during July. The US pharma giant boldly splashed out around $10 ...