Bavarian Nordic CEO says short-term focus is on growth of vaccine business

Last month, Bavarian Nordic had to shelve the development of a vaccine candidate against RSV virus. In the coming years, the company will cut back on R&D and acquisitions, says Paul Chaplin.
Paul Chaplin, CEO of Bavarian Nordic | Photo: Bavarian Nordic
Paul Chaplin, CEO of Bavarian Nordic | Photo: Bavarian Nordic

After last month’s RSV vaccine flop, Bavarian Nordic will in the short term focus on growing its travel vaccine business, while acquisitions and research and development (R&D) will be less important. This was announced by CEO Paul Chaplin at an investor meeting on Monday afternoon, according to Danish business daily Børsen.

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