BioNTech to produce vaccines in Singapore, its new regional headquarters

[glockman]

This is old news from May 2021 but worth a revisit. So comforting to know we have a never ending supply of their mRNA vaccine to protect us. Yay!!

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo


SINGAPORE: German biotechnology firm BioNTech, which partnered Pfizer to develop a COVID-19 vaccine using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, will set up its regional headquarters in Singapore, along with a manufacturing facility.

The new facility will provide "regional and global supply capacity of BioNTech's mRNA-based product candidates" and serve as "a rapid response production capability for Southeast Asia to address potential pandemic threats”, the company said on Monday (May 10).

BioNTech added that it plans to open its Singapore office and initiate construction of the manufacturing facility this year, subject to planning approval.
The facility could be operational as early as 2023 and create up to 80 jobs in Singapore.

In its media release, BioNTech said the new facility, supported by Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB), "will leverage cutting-edge manufacturing and digital infrastructure".

It will be equipped to "produce a range of novel mRNA vaccines and therapeutics for infectious diseases and cancer", it added.

Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing, speaking at an online press conference after the announcement, said the new investment is “a boost” to the local biopharmaceutical ecosystem.

Noting that the new mRNA technology has “drastically reduced” the time needed for vaccines to be produced, the new facility will also strengthen the portfolio of different vaccine production technologies in Singapore, he added.

“There will be new viruses that will emerge in time to come and what we need is a strong R&D partnership to make sure that we continuously evolve our products in a timely fashion to serve our local and regional markets.”

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/bus...-mrna-singapore-regional-headquarters-1354216

 

[sweetiepie]

Bayi used children heads to build bridges while pap use elderlee heads to build vaccine hq ?

 

[Rogue Trader]

Shiok ahhh

 

[syed putra]

By having a production facility here, they can export just about to anywhere on the planet tarrif free, including CECA land. CECA agreement create jobs and this is the result.

 

[Loofydralb]

By having a production facility here, they can export just about to anywhere on the planet tarrif free, including CECA land. CECA agreement create jobs and this is the result.

Create jobs for CECAkroaches?

 

[Rogue Trader]

Sinkie made Pfizer vaccine is only 10% strength of the real thing

 

[syed putra]

Create jobs for CECAkroaches?

And locals.

 

[laksaboy]

Sinkie made Pfizer vaccine is only 10% strength of the real thing

But it is made with delicious Newater, which enhances the efficacy.

 

[kkbutterfly]

80 jobs created.So will the 80 of them know what is the toxic ingredient in the vaccine?

 

[syed putra]

80 jobs created.So will the 80 of them know what is the toxic ingredient in the vaccine?

80 high paying and highly skilled jobs.

 

[mojito]

Sinkie made Pfizer vaccine is only 10% strength of the real thing

PAP dilute it for peasants?

 

[red amoeba]

What they never say in the article is Temasek has shares in the vaccine company.