Özlem Türeci
Özlem Türeci is a prominent Turkish-German physician and entrepreneur, best known as a co-founder of BioNTech, a biotechnology company that gained international acclaim for developing one of the first effective COVID-19 vaccines using mRNA technology. Türeci, along with her husband Ugur Sahin, has been instrumental in advancing innovative therapies for cancer, leveraging the same mRNA technology to enhance the immune system's ability to fight cancer cells. Recently, she was in the news due to a significant partnership between BioNTech and Bristol Myers Squibb to develop and commercialize a new cancer drug aimed at enhancing immune responses against tumors, reflecting her ongoing contributions to both cancer research and immunotherapy.
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United Kingdom:
Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin are the Turkish immigrants behind Covid vaccine pioneer BioNTech.
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Germany:
Özlem Türeci is one of the founders of Biontech, which was recently awarded the Deutscher Nationalpreis 2025.
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Germany:
Özlem Türeci is one of the founders of Biontech who received the Nationalpreis for their entrepreneurial and scientific achievements.
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Turkey:
Özlem Türeci is a co-founder of the German company BioNTech, which is collaborating with Bristol Myers Squibb on cancer drug development.
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