BioNTech Founders in German Research Hall of Fame
Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin, founders and managing board members of Mainz-based BioNTech, were inducted into the Hall of Fame of German Research (Hall of Fame der deutschen Forschung) on Oct. 21. The awards ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany, was organized by German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences group Merck together with Manager Magazin.
The principals of the company that developed the first mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine to be approved by regulatory authorities worldwide have done outstanding research for decades and are true pioneers in medicine, Merck CEO Belén Garijo said at the ceremony. “Based on this technology, she said, “the door to an effective treatment of cancer and to new vaccines for infectious diseases is now wide open. Their work has been indispensable in bringing the Covid-19 pandemic to a halt.”
Author: Dede Williams, Freelance Journalist
Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin, founders and managing board members of Covid vaccine maker BioNTech, were inducted into the Hall of Fame of German Research on Oct. 21. The awards were presented by German pharmaceuticals, chemicals and life sciences group Merck and Manager Magazin. (c) Merck Group
