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BioNTech

BioNTech is a next generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases. The company exploits a wide array of computational discovery and therapeutic drug platforms for the rapid development of novel biopharmaceuticals. Based on its deep expertise in mRNA vaccine development and in-house manufacturing capabilities, BioNTech and its collaborators are developing multiple mRNA vaccine candidates for a range of infectious diseases alongside its diverse oncology pipeline.

www.biontech.de Mainz, Germany 1001-5000 employees
Total raised
$525M
Latest round: +40% of prior total
Rounds
2
Latest
Post-IPO Equity
Apr 2022

BioNTech is a next generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases. The company exploits a wide array of computational discovery and therapeutic drug platforms for the rapid development of novel biopharmaceuticals. Based on its deep expertise in mRNA vaccine development and in-house manufacturing capabilities, BioNTech and its collaborators are developing multiple mRNA vaccine candidates for a range of infectious diseases alongside its diverse oncology pipeline.

BioNTech has raised $525M across 2 rounds. Its most recent round was a Post-IPO Equity of $150M in Apr 2022. Full funding history, investors, and team are detailed below.

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Apr 14, 2022
Post-IPO Equity
$150M

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