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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss 1 Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 2 Interim Condensed Consolidat

Key Takeaway: BioNTech (BNTX) released its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The company reported a significant net loss of 831.1 million during this period, along with a substantial operating loss of 1,082.1 million. Financial indicators such as revenues and profit decreased compared to the same period in 2024, leading to concerns about the company's financial health. The report also outlines changes in cash flows, highlighting the challenges faced in revenue generation and cost management.

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CONCERNS & RISKS

  • The company reported a net loss of 831.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
  • Operating profit significantly decreased, showing a loss of 1,082.1 million for the nine-month period.
  • There was a notable decline in key financial metrics compared to the previous year, indicating poor performance.

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Our principal executive offices are located at An der Goldgrube 12, D-55131 Mainz, Germany. Our telephone number is +49 6131-9084-0. Our website address is www.biontech.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this document. Our agent for service solely for the purpose of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States is c o BioNTech US Inc., 40 Erie Street, Suite 110, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, +1 (617) 337-4701.
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss 1
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 2
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 3
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity 4
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
Selected Explanatory Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6
1 Corporate Information 6
2 Basis of Preparation, Significant Accounting Policies 7
3 Revenue s from Contracts with Customers 9
4 Income and Expenses 11
5 Business Combination 13
6 I ncome Tax es 15
7 Other Intangible Assets 16
8 Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities 17
9 Issued Capital and Reserves 21
10 Provisions 21
11 Contingen t Liabilities 21
12 Related Party Disclosures 30
13 Events after the Reporting Period 30
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
Operating Results 32
Liquidity and Capital Resources 62
Risk Factors 67
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
(in millions , except per share data) Note (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues 3 1,518.9 1,244.8 1,962.5 1,561.1
Cost of sales 4.1 (148.3) (178.9) (308.5) (297.8)
Research and development expenses 4.1 (564.8) (550.3) (1,599.5) (1,642.4)
Sales and marketing expenses (27.3) (18.1) (60.7) (46.6)
General and administrative expenses 4.1 (121.2) (132.4) (345.8) (420.3)
Other operating expenses 4.2 (729.5) (410.9) (884.7) (719.9)
Other operating income 4.2 25.3 56.3 154.6 103.0
Operating profit (loss) (46.9) 10.5 (1,082.1) (1,462.9)
Finance income 4.3 96.8 156.2 324.8 498.8
Finance expenses 4.3 (25.2) (8.0) (66.1) (14.8)
Profit (Loss) before tax 24.7 158.7 (823.4) (978.9)
Income taxes 6 (53.4) 39.4 (7.7) 54.1
Net profit (loss) (28.7) 198.1 (831.1) (924.8)
Earnings (Loss) per share
Basic earnings (loss) per share (0.12) 0.82 (3.45) (3.83)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (0.12) 0.81 (3.45) (3.83)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Comprehensive Income
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
(in millions ) Note (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Net profit (loss) (28.7) 198.1 (831.1) (924.8)
Other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods, net of tax
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (7.4) (12.0) (101.5) 11.7
Net other comprehensive income (loss) that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (7.4) (12.0) (101.5) 11.7
Other comprehensive loss that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods, net of tax
Net gain (loss) on equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income 8 (14.9) 0.7 (22.1) (108.3)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) that will not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (14.9) 0.7 (22.1) (108.3)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (22.3) (11.3) (123.6) (96.6)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (51.0) 186.8 (954.7) (1,021.4)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
September 30, December 31,
(in millions ) 2025 2024
Assets Note (unaudited)
Non-current assets
Goodwill 357.7 380.6
Other intangible assets 7 1,389.8 790.4
Property, plant and equipment 1,039.7 935.3
Right-of-use assets 201.0 248.1
Contract assets 3.9 9.8
Other financial assets 8 2,476.0 1,254.0
Other non-financial assets 24.6 26.3
Deferred tax assets 6 17.7 81.7
Total non-current assets 5,510.4 3,726.2
Current assets
Inventories 225.7 283.3
Trade and other receivables 8 690.8 1,463.9
Contract assets 8.9 10.0
Other financial assets 8 4,434.7 7,021.7
Other non-financial assets 292.9 212.7
Income tax assets 6 84.8 50.0
Cash and cash equivalents 8 10,092.9 9,761.9
Total current assets 15,830.7 18,803.5
Total assets 21,341.1 22,529.7
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Share capital 9 248.6 248.6
Capital reserve 1,453.2 1,398.6
Treasury shares (8.1) (8.6)
Retained earnings 18,266.9 19,098.0
Other reserves (1,483.3) (1,325.5)
Total equity 18,477.3 19,411.1
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities, loans and borrowings 8 192.0 214.7
Other financial liabilities 8 96.4 46.9
Provisions 10 24.2 20.9
Contract liabilities 219.0 183.0
Other non-financial liabilities 85.5 87.5
Deferred tax liabilities 6 24.2 42.4
Total non-current liabilities 641.3 595.4
Current liabilities
Lease liabilities, loans and borrowings 8 53.4 39.5
Trade payables and other payables 8 399.8 426.7
Other financial liabilities 8 597.4 1,443.4
Income tax liabilities 6 6.3 4.5
Provisions 10 211.5 144.8
Contract liabilities 796.1 294.9
Other non-financial liabilities 158.0 169.4
Total current liabilities 2,222.5 2,523.2
Total liabilities 2,863.8 3,118.6
Total equity and liabilities 21,341.1 22,529.7
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
(in millions ) Note Share capital Capital reserve Treasury shares Retained earnings Other reserves Total equity
As of January 1, 2024 248.6 1,229.4 (10.8) 19,763.3 (984.6) 20,245.9
Net loss - - - (924.8) - (924.8)
Other comprehensive loss - - - - (96.6) (96.6)
Total comprehensive loss - - - (924.8) (96.6) (1,021.4)
Share-based payments - 143.6 2.0 - (255.6) (110.0)
As of September 30, 2024 248.6 1,373.0 (8.8) 18,838.5 (1,336.8) 19,114.5
As of January 1, 2025 248.6 1,398.6 (8.6) 19,098.0 (1,325.5) 19,411.1
Net loss - - - (831.1) - (831.1)
Other comprehensive loss - - - - (123.6) (123.6)
Total comprehensive loss - - - (831.1) (123.6) (954.7)
Share-based payments - 54.6 0.5 - (34.2) 20.9
As of September 30, 2025 248.6 1,453.2 (8.1) 18,266.9 (1,483.3) 18,477.3
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
(in millions ) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Operating activities
Net profit (loss) (28.7) 198.1 (831.1) (924.8)
Income taxes 53.4 (39.4) 7.7 (54.1)
Profit (Loss) before tax 24.7 158.7 (823.4) (978.9)
Adjustments to reconcile loss before tax to net cash flows
Depreciation, amortization and impairment of property, plant, equipment, intangible assets and right-of-use assets 124.2 44.4 218.0 132.6
Share-based payment expenses 27.9 40.9 82.1 77.4
Net foreign exchange differences (24.1) (35.5) 36.4 (77.4)
(Gain) Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (1.3) - (1.7) (0.2)
Finance income excluding foreign exchange differences (96.8) (156.2) (324.8) (498.8)
Finance expense excluding foreign exchange differences 2.6 5.3 17.1 14.8
Government grants (10.5) (14.6) (43.5) (26.8)
Other non-cash (income) loss - - (15.0) -
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments at fair value through profit or loss 15.7 (6.0) (12.9) 0.7
Working capital adjustments
Decrease (Increase) in trade and other receivables, contract assets and other assets 881.7 (830.2) 1,002.7 1,267.6
Decrease in inventories 5.1 37.0 61.7 54.6
(Decrease) Increase in trade payables, other financial liabilities, other liabilities, contract liabilities, refund liabilities and provisions (242.8) 117.9 (299.2) 590.7
Interest received and realized gains from cash and cash equivalents 83.5 73.1 275.2 353.3
Interest paid and realized losses from cash and cash equivalents (2.4) (1.6) (8.2) (6.9)
Income tax received (paid), net (9.6) 1.6 (36.7) (190.8)
Share-based payments (4.2) (134.4) (19.3) (143.6)
Government grants received 7.0 60.7 38.0 102.7
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities 780.7 (638.9) 146.5 671.0
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (35.9) (72.8) (111.9) (219.9)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 2.9 0.3 3.9 0.5
Purchase of intangible assets (2.7) (10.2) (575.0) (141.3)
Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses, net of cash acquired - - (78.5) -
Investment in other financial assets (2,869.0) (2,958.2) (7,046.7) (10,301.5)
Proceeds from maturity of other financial assets 1,979.4 2,898.8 8,065.3 7,974.3
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities (925.3) (142.1) 257.1 (2,687.9)
Financing activities
Repayment of loans and borrowings (1.2) - (9.4) (2.3)
Payments related to lease liabilities (10.3) (7.9) (29.2) (36.3)
Net cash flows used in financing activities (11.5) (7.9) (38.6) (38.6)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (156.1) (788.9) 365.0 (2,055.5)
Change in cash and cash equivalents resulting from exchange rate differences (21.5) (2.3) (28.4) 1.2
Change in cash and cash equivalents resulting from other valuation effects 1.0 39.1 (5.6) 15.2
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 10,269.5 10,376.7 9,761.9 11,663.7
Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30 10,092.9 9,624.6 10,092.9 9,624.6
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Selected Explanatory Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Corporate Information
BioNTech SE is a limited company incorporated and domiciled in Germany. The registered office is located in Mainz, Germany (An der Goldgrube 12, 55131 Mainz). The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements present the financial position and the results of operation of BioNTech SE and its subsidiaries and have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with the IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and as endorsed by the European Union. References to the "Company", "BioNTech", "Group", "we", "us" and "our" refer to BioNTech SE and its consolidated subsidiaries.
We are a global next-generation immunotherapy company aiming to pioneer novel medicines against cancer, infectious diseases and other serious diseases. Since our founding in 2008, we have focused on harnessing the power of the immune system to address human diseases with unmet medical needs and major global health burdens. Our fully integrated model combines decades of research in immunology with a multi-technology innovation engine, GMP manufacturing, translational drug discovery, clinical development, commercial capabilities, computational medicine, data science and artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning, or ML, capabilities to discover, develop and commercialize our marketed product and product candidates.
We have built a broad toolkit across multiple technology platforms, including a diverse range of potentially first-in-class therapeutic approaches. This includes investigational messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA immunotherapies, protein-based therapeutics (including targeted antibodies such as monoclonal, bispecific and antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs) and cell therapies.
Our multi-technology combination of platforms and product candidates aims to position us as pioneers in the field of individualized, patient-centric therapeutic approaches in oncology and infectious diseases.
Our primary focus is oncology, where we endeavor to address the full continuum of cancer from early to late disease stages. The root causes of cancer treatment failure are cancer heterogeneity and interindividual variability. Driven by random sequential mutations, every patient's cancer is different and within one patient's tumor, every cell is different. Addressing these two challenges is the core of our strategy. To augment anti-tumor activity and to counteract resistance mechanisms, we seek to combine compounds with non-overlapping, potentially synergistic mechanisms of action.
Our approach has generated a robust and diversified product candidate pipeline across a range of technologies in oncology and infectious disease, and has led to the approval of our first marketed product, Comirnaty.
Our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 were authorized for issuance in accordance with a resolution of the Audit Committee of our Supervisory Board on November 2, 2025.
2. Basis of Preparation, Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the audited consolidated financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024.
We prepare and present our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in Euros and round numbers to millions of Euros. Accordingly, numerical figures rounded in the table context may be adjusted to match totals in some tables while some totals may not be the exact arithmetic aggregations of the figures.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, include BioNTech SE and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Significant Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions and Accounting Policies
The preparation of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements requires our management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities and the accompanying disclosures.
This includes, but is not limited to, our judgment relating to our collaboration with Pfizer, Inc., or Pfizer, as described under the subheading "Pfizer Agreement Characteristics" in Note 3 to our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024. In order to determine our share of the collaboration partner's gross profits, we used certain information from the collaboration partner, including revenues from the sale of products and certain other sharable expense items, some of which is based on preliminary data shared between the partners.
This further includes, but is not limited to, judgments relating to the impairment tests of our goodwill and intangible assets, as the outcome of these tests is highly dependent on management's assumptions regarding future cash flow projections, which require significant judgments and assumptions about future developments. They can be affected by a variety of factors, including but not limited to peak sales assumptions, clinical trial success rates and or estimation of weighted-average cost of capital. Changes to the assumptions underlying our goodwill and intangible assets impairment assessments could require material adjustments to the carrying amount of our recognized goodwill and intangible assets and may lead to impairment charges recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of profit or loss.
Judgment is also required including, but not limited to, when accounting for business combinations. This includes determining whether an intangible asset is identifiable and whether it should be recorded separately from goodwill. Additionally, estimating the acquisition date fair values in conjunction with the purchase price allocation and with the settlement of pre-existing relationships involves estimation uncertainty and discretionary decisions. The necessary measurements are based on information available on the acquisition date and on expectations and assumptions that have been deemed reasonable by management. These judgments, estimates and assumptions can materially affect our financial position and our profit or loss statements.
This further includes, but is not limited to, judgments related to our new collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, or BMS, as described in Note 3 below. Under the terms of the collaboration, we and BMS will jointly share development and manufacturing costs on a 50 50 basis. In determining the amount payable to or receivable from BMS, we rely on BMS for its costs incurred in the respective reporting period. Management used judgment to identify the license as a separate unit of account from the development activities defined in the contract, and applied IFRS 15 to the upfront, anniversary and milestone payments in respect of the license component. Determining whether the performance obligation in relation to the license granted to BMS is satisfied over time or at a point in time, included judgment to assess that the nature of our promise to grant the license is a right-to-use our intellectual property. We have determined that the contract does not contain a substantive termination penalty and therefore contains material rights based on the option to cancel the contract during the development period under the contract, which management determined to be 5 years. The development period is an estimate made by management that is required to be re-evaluated each reporting period (see Note 3).
Management bases its judgments and estimates on parameters available at the time when the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments, however, may change due to market changes or circumstances arising that are beyond our control. Such changes are reflected in the assumptions when they occur.
In accordance with IFRS 11 (Joint Arrangements), we classify our joint arrangements (i.e. arrangements in which we exercise joint control with one or more other parties) either as a joint operation or as joint venture. We exercise joint control over a joint arrangement when decisions relating to the relevant activities of the arrangement require the unanimous consent of us and the other parties with whom control is shared. We have assessed that we exercise joint control with BMS in relation to the development activities in the co-development and co-commercialization agreement and classified those activities as a joint operation.
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, except for income taxes, which are accounted for using the expected annual tax rate in our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements (see Note 6). In addition, the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses in relation to the joint arrangement with BMS, which is not structured through a separate vehicle, are accounted for in accordance with the IFRS Accounting standards applicable to the particular assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We account for our share of the development activities in accordance with IFRS 11 and we account for the license component under IFRS 15.
Reimbursements for research and development are offset against research and development expenses.
Standards Applied for the First Time
IFRS Accounting Standards that were applied for the first time as of January 1, 2025, as disclosed in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, had no impact on our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
3. Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Disaggregated Information on Revenues
Set forth below is the disaggregation of our revenues from contracts with customers
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions ) 2025 2024 2025 2024
COVID-19 vaccine revenues 853.3 1,113.9 1,139.6 1,310.0
Revenues from out-licensing 613.0 - 613.0 -
Other revenues 52.6 130.9 209.9 251.1
Total 1,518.9 1,244.8 1,962.5 1,561.1
COVID-19 Vaccine Revenues
Our COVID-19 vaccine revenues were recognized from the supply and sales of our COVID-19 vaccine worldwide during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, mainly comprising our share of the collaboration partner's gross profit derived from sales in the collaboration partner's territory. Overall, our COVID-19 vaccine revenues amounted to 853.3 million and 1,139.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, COVID-19 vaccine revenues amounted to 1,113.9 million and 1,310.0 million, respectively. While our year-to-date revenues were similar to those of the comparative prior year period, our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2025 were lower compared to the comparative prior year period, largely driven by a lower volume of doses sold. Our COVID-19 vaccine revenues are subject to seasonal effects in the fall and winter of the northern hemisphere.
Revenues from Out-Licensing
On June 2, 2025, we and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, or BMS, announced a global strategic partnership to co-develop and co-commercialize our next-generation bispecific antibody candidate, pumitamig (BNT327 BMS986545), broadly for multiple solid tumor types. Under the terms of the agreement, we granted BMS a worldwide, co-exclusive license to use the licensed intellectual property, or IP, for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of our investigational bispecific antibody pumitamig as monotherapy or in combination with other products. We and BMS will jointly share development and manufacturing costs on a 50 50 basis. Global profits and losses will be equally shared as well. We received an upfront payment amounting to $1.5 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2025, and are eligible to receive $2.0 billion total in non-contingent
anniversary payments through 2028 as well as up to $7.6 billion in additional development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments contingent on achievement of certain development, regulatory and commercial milestones.
On August 15, 2025, we and BMS entered into an amended and restated agreement that replaced the original agreement. The new agreement governs the collaboration, including in particular the performance-related rights and obligations, without affecting the financial terms agreed in the original agreement. The license granted in respect of our IP was determined to be a separate unit of account from the other promised good and services, which we refer to as development activities, and accounted for under IFRS 15 as the granting of a license to our IP is an output of our ordinary activities. Based on the terms of the contract, we have identified material rights relating to options to cancel the contract. In allocating revenue to the material rights throughout the development period, management determined an expected consideration of $3.5 billion, consisting of the upfront payment and the anniversary payments. The expected consideration is attributed to each option to cancel the contract using the practical alternative under IFRS 15.B43. Each material right is recognized as revenue at the point in time BMS makes use of its option or when such right expires. The upfront payment was recorded as contract liability ( 1,313.6 million, converted as of the contract date of the initial agreement, June 2, 2025). We determined that the criteria in IFRS 15.9 were subsequently met with the conclusion of the amended and restated agreement as of August 15, 2025. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, revenue in the amount of 613.0 million was recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis as of June 2, 2025, the date the initial agreement was effective, and 700.6 million have been deferred and will be recognized upon BMS makes use of its option or when such right expires. All milestone payments are considered to be constrained, as the achievement of the milestone events depends on the success of the underlying research and development activities, which is outside our control. Sales-based milestone payments will be recognized when the underlying sale transactions have occurred.
Our remaining other revenues were mainly derived from a pandemic preparedness contract with the German government, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Revenues from contracts with customers were recognized as follows
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions ) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Timing of revenue recognition
Goods and services transferred at a point in time 793.3 247.0 930.3 301.6
Goods and services transferred over time 44.8 124.8 193.4 231.7
Revenue recognition applying the sales-based or usage-based royalty recognition constraint model (1) 680.8 873.0 838.8 1,027.8
Total 1,518.9 1,244.8 1,962.5 1,561.1
(1) Represents sales based on the share of the collaboration partners' gross profit.
4. Income and Expenses
4.1 General Expenses
Our cost of sales decreased by 30.6 million, or 17%, from 178.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 to 148.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and increased by 10.7 million, or 4%, from 297.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to 308.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. While the decrease in cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily driven by lower expenses arising from inventory write-downs to net realizable value, the year-to-date increase is mainly attributable to multiple positive extraordinary effects, for example derived from inventory valuation effects, that were recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Expenses arising from inventory write-downs to net realizable value amounted to 11.8 million and 76.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, compared to 39.7 million and 103.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The inventories valued at net realizable value in our consolidated statement of financial position as of September 30, 2025 reflect contractual compensation payments.
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development expenses increased by 14.5 million, or 3%, from 550.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 to 564.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and decreased by 42.9 million, or 3%, from 1,642.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to 1,599.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The changes were mainly driven by the start of late-stage trials for our immuno-oncology, or IO, and antibody-drug conjugate, or ADC, programs, partly offset by cost savings resulting from active portfolio management. In addition, research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2025 were impacted by a one-time impairment of BNT323 DB-1303 (see Note 7).
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses decreased by 11.2 million, or 8%, from 132.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 to 121.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and decreased by 74.5 million, or 18%, from 420.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to 345.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by a reduction in external services. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, lower insurance and personnel costs also contributed to the decline compared to the prior-year period.
4.2 Other Operating Result
The other operating result recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is shown in the following table
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions ) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Other operating result
Other operating income 25.3 56.3 154.6 103.0
Gain on derivative instruments at fair value through profit or loss - 5.7 59.6 -
Grants 10.6 14.7 43.5 26.9
Bargain purchase - - 15.0 -
Foreign exchange differences, net 2.1 30.8 - 65.2
Other 12.6 5.1 36.5 10.9
Other operating expenses (729.5) (410.9) (884.7) (719.9)
Pipeline prioritization costs (21.1) - (64.7) -
Contractual disputes settlements (678.5) (365.9) (678.5) (605.0)
Litigation costs (16.0) (41.2) (65.3) (84.1)
Loss on derivative instruments at fair value through profit or loss (8.4) - - (26.2)
Foreign exchange differences, net - - (52.7) -
Other (5.5) (3.8) (23.5) (4.6)
Total other operating result (704.2) (354.6) (730.1) (616.9)
Our total other operating result decreased by 349.6 million, or 99%, from a negative operating result of 354.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 to a negative operating result of 704.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and decreased by 113.2 million, or 18%, from a negative operating result of 616.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to a negative operating result of 730.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The decrease was mainly related to expenses incurred in connection with the settlement of contractual disputes to resolve a patent litigation with CureVac N.V. and GSK plc as announced on August 8, 2025. Under the terms of the settlement agreements, we incurred other operating expenses of 678.5 million ($790.0 million), comprising 273.2 million ($320.0 million) in cash outflows (net of VAT), 362.3 million ($420.0 million) excluding VAT recognized as other financial liabilities (including VAT 417.6 million ($490.3 million)), and 42.9 million ($50.0 million) as a recognized provision. In addition, our other operating result was impacted by pipeline prioritization costs and a net loss from foreign exchange differences and related effects from derivative instruments in the current period.
As of September 30, 2025, the amount of our grants deferred disclosed as other non-financial liabilities in our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements amounted to 76.8 million compared to 85.2 million as of December 31, 2024. Compared to the balance sheet amount for the year ended December 31, 2024, the total nominal amount of government grants and similar grants increased mainly due to an additional grant signed of approximately 129.0 million with the UK Government.
The finance result recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is shown in the following table
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions ) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Finance result
Finance income 96.8 156.2 324.8 498.8
Gains from financial instruments measured at amortized cost 59.2 108.2 205.1 345.7
Gains from financial instruments measured at fair value 37.5 48.0 119.5 153.1
Foreign exchange differences, net - - - -
Other 0.1 - 0.2 -
Finance expenses (25.2) (8.0) (66.1) (14.8)
Expenses from financial instruments measured at fair value (0.9) (0.4) (5.3) (0.8)
Expenses from financial instruments measured at amortized cost without expected credit losses (1.3) (1.3) (4.1) (3.0)
Foreign exchange differences, net (22.6) (2.7) (49.0) -
Other (0.4) (3.6) (7.7) (11.0)
Total finance result 71.6 148.2 258.7 484.0
Our finance result during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was mainly derived from returns, such as interests, resulting from our financial investments as well as fair value adjustments of our money market funds. Our total finance result decreased by 76.6 million, or 52%, from a positive finance result of 148.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 to a positive finance result of 71.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and decreased by 225.3 million, or 47%, from a positive finance result of 484.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to a positive finance result of 258.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. These changes are mainly due to lower interest income and negative foreign exchange differences, primarily derived from our security investments disclosed as cash equivalents and bank cash accounts held in foreign currency.
5. Business Combination
Acquisition of Biotheus
On November 13, 2024, our subsidiary, BioNTech Collaborations GmbH, entered into an agreement and plan of merger, or the Merger Agreement, with Biotheus, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibodies to address unmet medical needs of patients with oncological or inflammatory diseases, to acquire 100 percent of the issued share capital of Biotheus. The acquisition supports the global execution of our oncology strategy and provides full global rights to pumitamig (BNT327 BMS986545), an investigational PD-L1 x VEGF-A bispecific antibody, with potential to replace current checkpoint inhibitor standard of care treatments for solid tumors.
By closing the acquisition, we gained full rights to Biotheus' other pipeline candidates and its in-house bispecific antibody-drug conjugate capability. The acquisition has expanded our footprint in China,
adding a local research and development hub to conduct clinical trials. In addition, we have gained a biologics manufacturing facility to contribute to our future global manufacturing and supply, and more than 300 Biotheus employees in R D, manufacturing and enabling functions have joined the BioNTech workforce.
Following the satisfaction of several customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals as defined in the Merger Agreement, the acquisition closed on January 31, 2025.
Since the completion of the acquisition took place in January 2025, we performed an allocation of the total consideration and the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values using the information available as of the acquisition date. Due to the complexity of the transaction, this allocation is still preliminary and might be subject to change. The total consideration and the fair values determined in accordance with IFRS 3 of the identified net assets acquired of Biotheus as of January 31, 2025, are as follows
Fair value recognized on acquisition
(in millions ) Biotheus
Assets
Intangible assets 172.8
Property, plant and equipment 70.7
Cash and cash equivalents 122.4
Other assets non-current and current 20.6
Total assets 386.5
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities 36.3
Current liabilities 55.1
Total liabilities 91.4
Total identifiable net assets at fair value 295.1
Bargain from the acquisition (15.0)
Total consideration 280.1
Consideration
Total purchase price 847.4
Upfront payment 767.8
Contingent consideration (milestones) 79.6
Payments in connection with pre-existing relationships (567.3)
Total consideration 280.1
Upon closing and under the terms of the agreement, we paid Biotheus shareholders an upfront payment of 767.8 million in cash. Furthermore, we agreed to pay additional performance-based contingent payments, if certain milestones are met. At the acquisition date, the contingent consideration was recognized at its fair value of 79.6 million based on discounted cash flow projections in connection with performance-based contingent payments. The lower end of the
bandwidth of possible outcomes of the contingent consideration is zero, and the upper limit is 144.3 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, we also transferred American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, to eligible shareholders who will provide services to the Group. Under IFRS 3, this is considered remuneration and will be recognized as equity-settled share-based payment, based on the grant date fair value ( 49.2 million) as personnel expense over a four-year service period.
The purchase price is mainly allocated to the settlement of our pre-existing relationship in connection with the License and Collaboration Agreement with Biotheus entered into in November 2023, which comprised exclusive rights to the development, manufacturing and commercialization of BNT327 PM8002 ex-Greater China. The amount is separated from the remaining purchase price to be transferred for the acquired business of Biotheus and amounts to 565.1 million. This amount for the settlement of the pre-existing relationship is identified based on the fair value of the settled rights of Biotheus in connection with contingent payments in relation to the License and Collaboration Agreement, including development, regulatory and sales milestones and royalties. This fair value was determined using a Discounted Cash flow model based on a business plan for the compound, using an appropriate WACC. The fair value of these rights is recorded as subsequent acquisition cost to our BNT327 PM8002 ex-Greater China rights. As the requirements under IAS 12 for the initial recognition exemption are fulfilled, we did not record a correspondent deferred tax liability. We did not identify a gain or a loss in connection with the settlement of the pre-existing relationship.
The consideration for the acquired business of Biotheus is allocated to net assets acquired, which mainly include identified intangible assets in connection with Biotheus' BNT327 PM8002 Greater China rights and other clinical pipeline candidates, property, plant and equipment, cash and liabilities assumed. The fair values of the BNT327 PM8002 Greater China rights and other clinical pipeline candidates were determined based on the direct cash flow approach and amount to 167.7 million.
A bargain purchase of 15.0 million was recognized in other operating income, which technically results from the separation of the identified amount in connection with the settlement of the pre-existing relationships and the application of the initial recognition exemption under IAS 12.
Transaction costs of 6.9 million were expensed and are included in general and administrative expenses. Since the acquisition, Biotheus' impact on our revenue and profit and loss for the period has been immaterial. Accordingly, pro-forma amounts for our revenue and profit and loss for the financial year, which were calculated on the assumption that the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the year, would not materially differ from the actual figures reported.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, income taxes were calculated based on the best estimate of the weighted average annual income tax rates expected for the full financial years (estimated annual effective income tax rates) on ordinary income before tax adjusted by the tax effect of any discrete items. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, our effective income tax rate was approximately (0.9)%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our effective income tax rate was approximately 5.5%.
The effective income tax rate was mainly driven by the expected negative result for 2025 and management's assessment of the requirements in International Accounting Standards, or IAS, 12, including on the character and amounts of taxable future profits, the periods in which those profits are expected to occur, and the availability of tax planning opportunities. Thus, in countries where the requirements of IAS 12 were not fulfilled, no deferred tax asset was recognized. Such assessment takes into account the fact that there is an inherent risk of failure in pharmaceutical development and uncertainty of approvals that depend on external regulatory agencies' opinions. As of September 30, 2025, As of September 30, 2025, the recoverability of the U.S. tax group's deferred tax assets were reassessed in light of recent operational changes requiring the implementation of a specified transfer pricing model. The specified model is expected to reduce forecasted taxable profits in the United States. Based on updated financial projections, it has been concluded that it is no longer probable that sufficient future taxable profits will be available to realize the deferred tax assets previously recognized. Consequently, deferred tax assets of 68.4 million were derecognized, resulting in a tax expense of 68.4 million recognized in the interim period.
We apply the mandatory exception to recognizing and disclosing information about deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from Pillar Two income taxes. Furthermore, we reviewed the corporate structure with regard to the Pillar Two Model Rules in various jurisdictions. Since the Group's relevant effective tax rate for Pillar Two purposes is expected mainly above 15% in all jurisdictions in which it operates, it has been determined that the Group is not materially subject to Pillar Two "top-up" taxes. Therefore, the consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 do not include further information otherwise required by paragraphs 88B and 88C of IAS 12.
The income taxes recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are shown in the following table
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions ) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Current income taxes (2.9) (8.5) 3.8 (2.0)
Deferred taxes 56.3 (30.9) 3.9 (52.1)
Income taxes expenses (income) 53.4 (39.4) 7.7 (54.1)
7. Other Intangible Assets
We identify indications of impairment of other intangible assets using various factors from external and internal information sources, including deviations from sales forecasts and the analysis of changes in medium-term planning.

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