¶ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is an American private foundation based in Seattle, Washington.
¶ History
On January 12, 2016, Moderna announced that it had entered a funding agreement with the Gates Foundation to develop therapeutics against HIV and other diseases. The agreement included an initial $20 million grant, with the potential to increase the amount to $100 million.[1][2]
On September 4, 2019, BioNTech announced it had received a $55 million grant from the Gates Foundation to expand its HIV and tuberculosis portfolios.[3]
¶ COVID-19
In June 2020, the foundation contributed $750 million to the development of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.[4]
¶ Activities
The Gates Foundation makes direct investments in for-profit ventures through its Strategic Investment Fund (SIF).
¶ Funding
The Gates Foundation has provided funding to:
¶ External links
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — Advancing an mRNA-based antibody combination to help prevent HIV infection. Moderna. Retrieved March 21, 2022, from http://archive.today/2021.08.23-023928/https://www.modernatx.com/ecosystem/strategic-collaborators/foundations-advancing-mrna-science-and-research ↩︎
Moderna Wins Initial $20M Grant from Gates Foundation. (2016, January 12). GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. http://archive.today/2023.02.03-040340/https://www.genengnews.com/topics/omics/moderna-wins-initial-20m-grant-from-gates-foundation/ ↩︎
Boehler, M. (2019, September 4). BioNTech announces new collaboration to develop HIV and tuberculosis programs. BioNTech. http://archive.today/2022.01.03-191438/https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/biontech-announces-new-collaboration-develop-hiv-and ↩︎
Canellis, D. (2020, June 5). Bill Gates commits $750M to help Oxford vaccinate the world against COVID-19. TNW | Fintech-Ecommerce. http://archive.today/2023.02.25-123239/https://thenextweb.com/news/bill-gates-covid-coronavirus-vaccine-750-million-oxford-azd1222 ↩︎
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donations made to Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V. Vipul Naik. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.03.29-052407/https://donations.vipulnaik.com/donorDonee.php?donor=Bill+and+Melinda+Gates+Foundation&donee=Janssen+Vaccines+%26+Prevention+B.V. ↩︎