Özlem Türeci
ActorBirthday | Mar 6, 1967 (57 years old) |
Place of birth | Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West-Germany |
Gender | Female |
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.
Known for
Acting
Participated in 1 movies, 1 TV series