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Iran link kills COVID-19 vaccine takeover

The scuppering of a planned takeover of the maker of a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine is being blamed on its decision to test the vaccine in Iran.

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A strong connection with Iran appears to have killed attempts by listed biopharmaceutical company Immuron to take over the maker of Australia’s best and only COVID-19 vaccine.

Under a deal negotiated in May, Immuron agreed to pay about $100 million in cash and scrip for privately owned biotechnology company Vaxine, which was founded by Nikolai Petrovsky.

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Tony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com

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