Currently, we provide GMP (Good Manufacturing Processes) training sessions for around 100 BioNTech employees in 6 countries and several time zones. In the sessions, scientific content is explained in a clearly understandable way. The pedagogic focus is on teaching purely theoretical concepts in a simple, easy-approach manner to participants with no previous knowledge. Our learning management system allows the participants to study the contents at their individual learning speed and at their preferred time of day, no matter in which time zone they are. We use specifically produced teaching videos, live online sessions, interactive quizzes and study cards to teach the contents in an efficient and motivating manner. With our Flipped Classroom approach, which sets the focus on the participant, we were able to reduce the time for live sessions to 10 to 15%. Our interactive approach ensured that the participants were excellently prepared to take up practical training in laboratories or production facilities.

In December 2023, the first group of participants received their training certificates on the occasion of the official opening of the BioNTech factory in Rwanda.