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Basilea receives USD 25 million funding under BARDA agreement to continue to advance novel antifungals fosmanogepix and BAL2062
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Allschwil, Switzerland, September 16, 2025 Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with severe bacterial and fungal infections, announced today that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, committed t
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