BioNTech 收到 NIH 关于未支付与 COVID-19 疫苗相关的特许权使用费的通知。 BioNTech receives notice from NIH regarding unpaid royalties related to COVID-19 vaccine.

据报道，与辉瑞合作开发 COVID-19 疫苗的德国制药公司 BioNTech 已收到美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 的通知，称其拖欠与该疫苗相关的特许权使用费。 BioNTech, the German pharmaceutical company behind the Pfizer-partnered COVID-19 vaccine, has reportedly received a notice from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) about a default on the payment of royalties related to the vaccine. BioNTech 不同意 NIH 的立场，并打算对任何违规指控进行辩护。 BioNTech disagrees with the NIH's positions and intends to defend against any allegations of breach. 美国国立卫生研究院声称，该公司因许可某些专利而欠下一定的特许权使用费。 The NIH alleges that the company owes certain royalty payments due to licensing certain patents.