28 January 2021
Sanofi and BioNTech have entered into an agreement, where the former will support the manufacturing and supply of BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, which has been co-developed with Pfizer. Sanofi will support to BioNTech produce more than 125 million doses of the vaccine in Europe. The company will supply the initial doses from its Frankfurt production facilities from the summer of 2021.
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