BioNTech Shuts Down COVID Vaccine Production, Closing Sites and Cutting 1,860 Jobs

BioNTech is winding down all COVID-19 vaccine production in Germany, handing it over to Pfizer.

Closing production sites in Idar-Oberstein, Marburg, Tübingen (Germany), and Singapore, with closures by end of 2027.

Up to 1,860 jobs at risk due to overcapacity and cost-cutting.

Retaining main base in Mainz and offices in Berlin and Munich.

Shifting focus to cancer and other illness research.

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