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BioNTech to Join High-level Meeting with Partners in Marburg and to Hold Press Conference to Provide an Update on Sustainable Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa

MAINZ, Germany, February 15, 2022 – BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech” or “the Company”) will welcome project partners, among them official representatives, in Marburg to conduct a high-level meeting on sustainable vaccine manufacturing in the African Union. The meeting initiated by the kENUP foundation will be followed by public statements on February 16, 2022 at approx. 11.30 CET / 05.30 ET from the following participants: H.E. President Macky Sall of Senegal, President of the African UnionH.E. President Nana Akufo-Addo of GhanaH.E. President Paul Kagame of RwandaTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health OrganizationUgur Sahin, Chief Executive Officer of BioNTech SESierk Poetting, Chief Operating Officer of BioNTech SE The statements can be accessed via live-stream and broadcast usage here: Link Following the public statements, BioNTech will hold a digital press conference to provide an update on its vaccine manufacturing efforts on the African continent. International press conference at approx. 14.30 CET / 08.30 ETBioNTech participants: Ugur Sahin, CEO and Co-founder; Sierk Poetting, COO Interested journalists may dial in 10-15 minutes before the conference starts. They will be able to submit questions via an online tool. Please register here for participation: Link Participants can also access the press conference, including the video webcast, on https://biontech.de/ under “Events & Presentations” in the Investor & Media section of the website. A recording of the press conference will be made available on the same day. About BioNTechBiopharmaceutical New Technologies 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. Its broad portfolio of oncology product candidates includes individualized and off-the-shelf mRNA-based therapies, innovative chimeric antigen receptor T cells, bi-specific checkpoint immuno-modulators, targeted cancer antibodies and small molecules. 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 established a broad set of relationships with multiple global pharmaceutical collaborators, including Genmab, Sanofi, Bayer Animal Health, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Regeneron, Genevant, Fosun Pharma, and Pfizer. For more information, please visit www.BioNTech.de. Media RelationsJasmina Alatovic+49 (0)6131 9084 1513Media@biontech.de   Investor RelationsSylke Maas, Ph.D.+49 (0)6131 9084 1074Investors@biontech.de

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