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Özlem Türeci

Turkish-German physician (born 1967) · Germany · Doctors

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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.

A life in dates

2022Honorary Doctor of the University of AntwerpAwardLouis-Jeantet Prize for MedicineAwardPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeAwardUniversity Teacher of the YearAwardWarren Alpert Foundation PrizeAward2021Honorary Doctor of University of CologneAwardKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward, 2021Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific ResearchAwardWilliam B. Coley AwardAward2020Catalonia International PrizeAwardFinancial Times Person of the YearAward1967Born6 March 1967

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Headquarters of BioNTech in MainzHeadquarters of BioNTech in MainzTüreci and Uğur Şahin during the honorary doctorate ceremony given by the University of Cologne Faculty of Medicine, 2021Türeci and Uğur Şahin during the honorary doctorate ceremony given by the University of Cologne Faculty of Medicine, 2021

Awards

Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize2022
University Teacher of the Year2022
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine2022
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize2022
Honorary Doctor of the University of Antwerp2022
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2021
Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research2021
Honorary Doctor of University of Cologne2021
William B. Coley Award2021
Catalonia International Prize2020
Financial Times Person of the Year2020
EMBO Membership

In their orbit

Spouse: Uğur Şahin

About this person

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.

Country
Germany
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1967 · age 59

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