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BioNTech Australia Pty Ltd

Website: https://www.biontech.com/au/en/home/about.html

Member Contact: David Sparling

Position: Site Head Australia

Industry: Biotech & Pharmaceuticals

Company Profile:

BioNTech Australia was established in December 2023 to build a research and development (R&D) laboratory and clinical GMP mRNA manufacturing facility at La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus in Melbourne.

An Innovation Centre has been established in Melbourne that leverages BioNTech’s mRNA expertise to support the Australasian ecosystem in translating research from concept to clinical applications.

Additionally, BioNTech’s clinical trial footprint in Australia is progressing multiple investigational cancer therapies for indications with high unmet medical need.

The Victorian Government through mRNA Victoria is a strategic partner of BioNTech advancing innovative mRNA research and development within the Australasian ecosystem.

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