Shares of specialty vaccine developer Valneva SE (NASDAQ:VALN) are on the decline in the pre-market session today after the company ended its collaboration with IDT Biologika taking into account order and inventory levels for the VLA2001 vaccine.
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The move comes on reduced European Commission order and now, after suspending manufacturing, Valneva will pay €36.2 million in cash and ~€4.5 million in kind to IDT.
Incidentally, VLA2001 is the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive a standard marketing authorization in Europe, and last month, the WHO issued recommendations for its use.
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