Shipping Containers Turned Labs: BioNTech’s New Initiative to Vaccinate Africa

By Dimitri Rhodes and Mariana Gomes BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) has just announced a new not-for-profit initiative to produce Covid vaccines in Africa. This project, set to launch in June of 2022, will port the vaccine manufacturing process out of factories, and into containers.  In a press conference held on the 16th of February, BioNTech gathered government, corporate, and NGO leaders to unveil their … Continue reading Shipping Containers Turned Labs: BioNTech’s New Initiative to Vaccinate Africa

Portuguese Citizens Abroad to Revote After Blunder Nullifies 157,000 ballots.

By Dimitri Rhodes and Mariana Gomes Portugal’s overseas voting system in Europe has failed its emigrants this past month. 80% of Portuguese citizens living in European countries have seen their mail-in votes for the recent legislative elections voided. The government’s poor communication and regulation regarding ID requirements with postal ballots are to blame. More than 150 thousand Portuguese-European’s mail-in ballots were nullified by Portugal’s Constitutional … Continue reading Portuguese Citizens Abroad to Revote After Blunder Nullifies 157,000 ballots.