Uğur Şahin

Uğur Şahin is a German medical researcher, entrepreneur, and businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of BioNTech, which developed the world's first mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19. He also... Wikipedia

• Born:  September 19, 1965, İskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey
• Age:  60 years
• Citizenship:  Germany
• Alma mater:  University of Cologne, PhD in Human Medicine
• Occupation:  Oncologist, immunologist
• Years active:  1991–present
• Known for:  BioNTech, RNA vaccines, BNT162b2 vaccine, Personalized cancer immunotherapy
• Term:  2008–present
• Children:  1
• Awards:  Merit Award of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Werner von Siemens Ring, German Cancer Award, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mustafa Prize (2019), Prix Jeantet-Collen for Translational Medicine (2022)
• Website:  Profile at BioNTech
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