BioNTech Announces Global Collaboration Agreement With Bristol Myers Squibb
Reston – June 2, 2025 – Cooley advised BioNTech SE, a global biotechnology company pioneering next-generation immunotherapies, on its global co-development and co-commercialization collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for BioNTech’s antibody candidate BNT327. The transaction includes a $1.5 billion upfront payment and $2 billion total in noncontingent anniversary payments through 2028.
Lawyers Ken Krisko, Brian Stalter, John Forrest and Arda Tekin led the Cooley team advising BioNTech, with support from Megan Browdie, David Burns and Jonas Koponen on antitrust and competition matters and Rachel Thorn on dispute resolution.
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