Master Alliance Provisions Guide (MAPGuide)

Gates Foundation – BioNTech, TB & HIV Product Strategic Letter Agreement

  • Equitable access | Preparedness & response

3. Global Access Commitments

As a condition to the Foundation making the Foundation Investment and to ensure satisfaction of the Charitable Purpose and Global Access, the Company agrees to the following (collectively “Global Access Commitments”): […]

(e) Pandemic Response. If during the conduct of the HIV Project Statement of Work or TB Project Statement of Work there is a need for an emergency response to a pandemic of an infectious disease that has not already been partnered with a third party [***], the Foundation can request the Company to accept a grant-funded project in response to such pandemic, and the Company may elect to accept such funding at its sole discretion, which may include the development of a drug, vaccine or diagnostic, and the Company will negotiate in good faith with the Foundation to reach agreement on such pandemic response project.