Research is working feverishly on a vaccine against the coronavirus.
A German doctor is on the verge of a breakthrough.
The
cornavirus
burdens people worldwide.
A
vaccine
could solve all worries.
A
German doctor
, of
all people,
could be the
savior
.
Mainz - The
corona
virus is unstoppable in all countries on earth.
In the last few weeks the infections have increased again significantly.
Politicians are warning of a second wave and even no longer rule out a lockdown.
Corona: German company is developing a vaccine
In order to finally put a stop to the corona pandemic,
science is researching
worldwide for a
vaccine
.
But when can people expect such a serum?
If the experts from the Mainz-based company
BioNTech have their way
, there will obviously be a new vaccine "very soon".
The pharmaceutical company around co-founder and CEO
Ugur Sahin
reports that the newly developed vaccine BNT162b2 is very successful in clinical studies.
They have applied for the final approval.
The European Medicines Agency
EMA
in Amsterdam confirmed that the active ingredient will be examined in the so-called rolling review process.
The EMA's decision to begin the process is based on the encouraging preliminary data from both preclinical and early clinical trials in adults, the agency said.
BioNTech itself is so confident that it has already started mass production.
BioNTech is planning
around
100 million cans
this year, and in the long term up to 750 million cans per year.
We initiated a rolling submission to @EMA_News for our # COVID19 #vaccine candidate BNT162b2.
#CHMP will now start reviewing pre-clinical data, while BNT162b2 will remain subject to # EMA's diligent standards for quality, safety and efficacy.
https://t.co/z68Vkz38il https://t.co/B1wSTrfk8l
- BioNTech SE (@BioNTech_Group) October 6, 2020
German doctor declares war on Corona
BioNTech is thus the first German company and, with AstraZeneca, the second overall to be approved by the EMA for this process.
"The rolling review process will continue until there is sufficient evidence to support a formal application for approval," said the EMA.
To date, 37,000 participants have been included in the study, 28,000 have already received the second dose of vaccine.
"As we work to develop a potential vaccine at an unprecedented rate to
end
this
pandemic
, it is our duty to ensure that we do so with the highest ethical standards and in accordance with sound scientific principles," said BioNTech boss Sahin.
We provided an update on the potential timelines for the # COVID19 #vaccine candidate BNT162b2.
We will seek approval only if the data provides a clear picture in three key areas: safety, efficacy, manufacturing quality.
Read more in @WSJ by @bopanc.
https://t.co/62njuhX3lu
- BioNTech SE (@BioNTech_Group) October 16, 2020
The dream couple of science provides hope in the corona pandemic
Sahin and his
wife Özlem Türeci
are internationally recognized as pioneers in cancer immunotherapy.
After the pandemic broke out, they immediately began
research into a vaccine
against the coronavirus.
The company's share price has tripled since March, valued at approximately $ 20 billion.
Sahin and Türeci hold 18 percent of the share capital and are among the richest Germans.
Sahin's family came to Cologne from Turkey when he was four years old.
His father was a guest worker at Ford. Sahin first studied medicine in Cologne, later he worked as a doctor at the Cologne University Clinic and received his doctorate in 1992 with a thesis on
immunotherapy for tumor cells
.
The 55-year-old has been Professor of Experimental Oncology at the Mainz University Clinic since 2006.
His wife Özlem Türeci also has Turkish roots; her father came to Germany as a doctor from Istanbul.
Meanwhile, in the United States, a 14-year-old made a spectacular discovery that could
help her
search for a
corona vaccine
.
(ck / dpa)
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