ABUSArbutus Biopharma Corporation

Moderna's stock just surged in a way that transforms the company from a cash-burning vaccine maker into a serious acquirer, and four biotech targets already sit within striking range of its newly loaded war chest.

A landmark legal settlement in the biotech sector recently reshaped the financial trajectories of two key mRNA technology players: Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) and Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA). The resolution of their global patent infringement litigation over lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery technology provided Arbutus with a massive, non-dilutive liquidity boost while removing a significant overhang for […]

Pfizer (PFE) is back in focus after Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences expanded their patent litigation over mRNA lipid nanoparticle technology, adding new international cases that raise legal and operational questions for the company’s COVID-19 vaccine business. See our latest analysis for Pfizer. The legal headlines around Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine coincide with a mixed price pattern, with the stock showing a 1-day share price return of 0.77% and a 7-day share price return of 2.85%, but a...

Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences have filed multiple patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over their mRNA-LNP COVID-19 vaccines. The new cases extend beyond the existing U.S. litigation into several international jurisdictions. The lawsuits seek monetary damages and potential injunctions on vaccine products, raising legal and operational risks for Pfizer. Pfizer, listed as NYSE:PFE, is facing an expanded legal challenge as Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences...

The new lawsuits add to a web of legal disputes over technology involved in COVID vaccines. Elsewhere, a prolific AI biotech inked another deal and Insmed strengthened support for a closely watched blood pressure drug.

On July 8, Arbutus received around $178 million from Moderna as part of a patent litigation settlement, the company said.