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The idea that while it may have taken only a few days, it still wasn't "easy" is probably best demonstrated by the Pfizer/BioNTech joint venture: Pfizer has ten
by IfOnlyYouKnew 6y ago
The idea that while it may have taken only a few days, it still wasn't "easy" is probably best demonstrated by the Pfizer/BioNTech joint venture: Pfizer has tens of thousands of biologist of any stripe working for them, but they chose to partner with a comparatively tiny startup that had the expertise to design the vaccine.
- Slartie 6y agoActually the partnership came together the other way round: the "comparatively tiny startup" saw articles about SARS-CoV-2, decided to start sketching out a vaccine, called Pfizer, which they had prior business relations due to joint work on previous projects, asked whether they'd be interested in jointly develop this new vaccine, and Pfizer's head of vaccine research said "yeah, sure!" immediately.