Co-founders behind pioneering Covid vaccine to step down from BioNTech

Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, the co-founders of BioNTech, are stepping down from the German pharmaceutical company to pursue a new venture in mRNA technology.

10 Mar, 10:30 — 10 Mar, 11:40

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Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci, co-founders of BioNTech, are stepping down from the company.
They are leaving to start a new company focused on mRNA-based technology.
BioNTech was responsible for a pioneering COVID-19 vaccine.

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BioNTech co-founders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci are leaving the company.

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The co-founders are starting a new mRNA-based company.

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BioNTech is a German group.

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Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci were instrumental in developing one of the first and most effective COVID-19 vaccines, making their departure from BioNTech significant for the company's future direction and the broader mRNA research landscape. Their new venture could lead to further innovations in medical science.

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The coverage across all outlets is factual and neutral, focusing on the news of the co-founders' departure and their future plans without any discernible political lean.