BioNTech inaugurates first manufacturing plant for mRNA vaccines in Rwanda

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BioNTech inaugurates first manufacturing plant for mRNA vaccines in Rwanda

STORY: BioNTech inaugurates first manufacturing plant for mRNA vaccines in Rwanda SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITES 1 (English) UGUR SAHIN, Co-founder and CEO of BioNTech 3. SOUNDBITES 2 (English) MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission STORYLINE: BioNTech, a leading biotechnology company, on Monday inaugurated its first manufacturing plant for mRNA vaccines in Africa in Rwanda's capital of Kigali. The inauguration comes after the German company signed deals in 2021 with Rwanda and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal to set up manufacturing sites on the continent. The facility construction was launched last year. BioNTech indicated in a statement that it is on course to develop prophylactic mRNA vaccines targeting infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV, and is also focusing on diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential,

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