BioNTech is laying off 90 employees across its U.S. footprint as the company plots its future in a post-COVID market.
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July 21, 2025
BioNTech
Layoffs
Gaithersburg, MD
5,001-10,000 employees
Germany-based BioNTech is again cutting staff in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this time affecting 32 employees, according to a July 18 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice. The layoffs at the biotech’s office and lab space at 25 West Watkins Mill Road are effective Sept. 16.
Disease Area: Immune Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
June 20, 2025
BioNTech
Discontinued Research, Layoffs
Gaithersburg, MD
5,001-10,000 employees
In conjunction with its decision to discontinue a study for one of its CAR T candidates, BioNTech will close down a cell therapy facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and lay off 63 employees at the site, according to a June 13 WARN notice and reporting from Fierce Pharma on Thursday.
Disease Area: Immune Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule