How Pfizer Partner BioNTech Became a Leader in Coronavirus Vaccine Race

Bojan Pancevski - WSJ 131d 3 tweets

German biotech BioNTech SE worked on cancer treatments, and was developing an influenza vaccine with Pfizer Inc., when its founder, Ugur Sahin, led the company’s pivot to the coronavirus in January.

Bojan Pancevski 131d ago

How a Little-known German Biotech Firm Founded by the Children of Turkish Immigrants Became a Leader in Global #Coronavirus Vaccine Race. ⁦My report via ⁦@WSJ⁩

The Wall Street Journal 131d ago

German biotech firm BioNTech was a niche player in futuristic cancer treatments when Covid-19 broke out in China. Now its vaccine with Pfizer is nearing the end of clinical trials.

VKJudit 131d ago

And let's not forget about @kkariko, the Hungarian-born Senior Vice President at BioNTech, either 🧑‍🔬 Dr Kariko is a leading authority on RNA-mediated immune activation research and has been working at @BioNTech_Group since 2014. 🇭🇺 🇺🇸🇩🇪