Özlem Türeci

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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  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1967-03-06
  • Place of Birth : Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West-Germany
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Özlem Türeci Movies

  • 1970
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    The Cancer Vaccine
    The Cancer Vaccine

    1 1970 HD

    Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci’s race to create an entirely new class of medicines that use the body’s own defenses to defeat...

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  • 2022
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    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    2.7 2022 HD

    The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

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