BioNTech Founders to Step Down in 2026

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Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, the founders of BioNTech, the German company that partnered with Pfizer to develop the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the West, are set to step down from their current roles in 2026. The couple plans to embark on a new venture, though details remain undisclosed. Their departure marks a significant transition for BioNTech, a company that rose to prominence during the pandemic.

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Deutsche Welle English Zac Crellin 10 mar. 2026, 18:10 (acum 7 zile)

BioNTech founders step down to start new venture

Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci were instrumental in developing the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the West. Now they say they "are ready to become pioneers once again."

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Uğur Şahin

Uğur Şahin is a German medical researcher, entrepreneur, and businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of BioNTech, which developed the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19. He also serves as chairman of the scientific management board of the Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology (HI-TRON), a Mainz-based cutting-edge biopharmaceutical research laboratory he co-founded in 2018. He is co-inventor of more than 500 filed patents applications and patents. His main fields of research are cancer research and immunology.

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Özlem Türeci

Özlem Türeci is a German physician, scientist and entrepreneur. In 2008, she co-founded the biotechnology company BioNTech, which in 2020 developed the first messenger RNA-based vaccine approved for use against COVID-19. Türeci has served as BioNTech's chief medical officer since 2018. Since 2021, she has been Professor of Personalized Immunotherapy at the Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology (HI-TRON) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Türeci and her spouse, Uğur Şahin, have won a number of awards.

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BioNTech

BioNTech SE is a German multinational biotechnology company headquartered in Mainz that develops immunotherapies and vaccines, particularly for cancer and infectious diseases.

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Pfizer

Pfizer, Inc. este o corporație farmaceutică americană cu sediul în New York City. În 2012, a fost una dintre cele mai mari companii farmaceutice din lume și s-a clasat pe locul 57 pe lista Fortune 500 din 2018 a celor mai mari corporații din SUA după venituri totale.

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Germania

Republica Federală Germania, acronim RFG, colocvial, Germania, este un stat în Europa Centrală. Face parte din organizații internaționale importante, precum: Consiliul Europei (1951), OCDE, Uniunea Vest-Europeană (1954), NATO (1955), Uniunea Europeană (1957), ONU (1973), OSCE, și din zona euro. Se învecinează: la nord - cu Marea Nordului, Danemarca și Marea Baltică; la est - cu Polonia și Republica Cehă; la sud - cu Austria și Elveția; iar la vest - cu Franța, Luxemburg, Belgia și Țările de Jos. Teritoriul Germaniei acoperă 357.021 de kilometri pătrați, într-o zonă cu climat temperat. Germania are cea mai mare populație dintre statele membre ale Uniunii Europene.

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