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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 6, 1967
Place of Birth:
Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West-Germany
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Özlem Türeci
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Cancer Vaccine | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self |