BioNTech Announces Strategic Transaction to Acquire CureVac in Public Exchange Offer

  • MAINZ and TÜBINGEN, Germany, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) and CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC, “CureVac”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive Purchase Agreement pursuant to which BioNTech intends to acquire all of the shares of CureVac, a clinical-stage biotech company developing a novel class of transformative medicines in oncology and infectious diseases based on messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”). The all-stock transaction will bring together two highly complementary companies based in Germany and will build on BioNTech's proven track record and established position in the global mRNA industry.