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.

Top US FDA device center officials Jeff Shuren and William Maisel said in a 15 April blog post that manufacturers should expect a delay in the review of new product submissions thanks to the pandemic. They noted that the agency also won’t be accepting certain IVD pre-submission requests until next year.

Prescience Point Capital is trying to reshuffle the board of directors leading regenerative medicine company MiMedx, arguing the company’s current board has destroyed shareholder value. The company's tock is selling for about a third of its potential value, according to Prescience.