BioNTech to establish regional HQ, mRNA manufacturing facility in Singapore

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, which was authorized by Canada to be used for children aged 12 to 15, at Woodbine Racetrack pop-up vaccine clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

SINGAPORE: BioNTech SE today announced plans to expand its global footprint to Asia with the establishment of its Regional Headquarters for southeast Asia in Singapore.

The German biotechnology company also plans to establish a fully integrated messenger RNA (mRNA) manufacturing facility in the republic with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board.