The logo of BioNTech is pictured at Biontech's research laboratory for individualised vaccines against cancer in Mainz, Germany, July 27, 2023.
In a statement on Monday, the German biotech company cut its outlook for full-year COVID-19 vaccine revenues to about 4 billion euros from 5 billion previously expected and the 17.2 billion reported last year.
But the reduced revenue prospects prompted the Mainz-based company to cut its 2023 research and development (R&D) budget for the second time, forecasting a range from 1.8 to 2 billion euros, down from between 2 and 2.2 billion euros laid out in August.
Third-quarter revenues were 895 million euros, broadly in line with an analyst consensus compiled by LSEG and down from 3.46 billion from a year earlier.
($1 = 0.9306 euros)Reporting by Ludwig Burger, Editing by Rachel More and Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Wolfgang Rattay, Jens Holstein, LSEG, BioNTech, Ludwig Burger, Rachel More, Barbara Lewis
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Mainz, Germany, FRANKFURT