Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invests millions and millions in BioNTech right before the pandemic.
https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/biontech-announces-new-collaboration-develop-hiv-and
— Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invests $55 million in an infectious disease collaboration that could reach up to $100 million in total funding — Mainz, Germany, September 4, 2019 – BioNTech SE, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on patient-specific immunotherapies for the treatment
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