Germany’s CureVac raises $213 million in IPO boosted by pandemic
By DW
18 August 2020 |
9:00 am
German coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac says its New York share market debut has netted more than €180 million. Its shares sold at the top end in Friday's placing on the Nasdaq exchange.
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