Why Shares of BioNTech Rose Friday
Shares of BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) were up as by much as 5.3% on Friday before closing the session up 3.85% after the biotech company announced positive news regarding a clinical trial for its non-small cell lung cancer therapy candidate. The company focuses on immunotherapies to treat cancer, infectious diseases, and other diseases. BioNTech's shares have been sliding because sales of Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer, are falling.