GSK To Scoop Clinical Stage US Biotech Affinivax For $3.3B To Shore Up Vaccine Business


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


  • GSK plc (NYSE:GSK) agreed to acquire U.S. biotech Affinivax for up to $3.3 billion, Reuters reports.
  • The purchase price includes $2.1 billion upfront and $1.2 billion in potential milestones. 
  • Affinivax offers GSK its next-generation vaccines under development, the most advanced for pneumonia, meningitis, bloodstream infections, and sinusitis.
  • Affinivax's newer vaccine technology aims to strengthen the breadth of immunity against a pathogen such that an immune-boosting adjuvant is not necessary.
  • The deal marked GSK's second in two months, offering it access to Affinivax's roster of next-generation vaccines, Reuters notes.
  • GSK's newer shingles vaccine has been a critical growth driver following pandemic recovery.
  • However, GSK needs a new product to bolster the vaccines business ahead of the separation of its consumer business, home to brands like Sensodyne toothpaste and Advil painkillers.
  • The acquisition could serve as a massive breakthrough for GSK, battling Pfizer, Inc (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna, Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) using newer mRNA technology.
  • Price Action: GSK shares traded lower by 0.18% at $43.98 in the premarket on the last check Tuesday.

20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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