Founder Stories: Özlem Türeci, mRNA and Vaccines

Scientist, immunologist and cancer researcher Ozlem Tureci is the cofounder and chief medical officer of BioNTech, a German biotech firm. In 2020, with Pfizer, BioNTech developed the first mRNA Covid vaccine to be approved for mass use. Tureci led the clinical development of the research, which BioNTech called Project Lightspeed. Before cofounding BioNTech with her husband, Ugur Sahin, Tureci served as the CEO and Chief Medical Officer for Ganymed Pharmaceuticals, which she also co-founded with Sahin and Christoph Huber. Tureci also serves as the president of the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT) in Germany. Born in West Germany to Turkish immigrant parents, Tureci was destined for a career in science and healthcare: her mom was a biologist and her father was a surgeon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96z... #biotechnology #science #vc #startup #startups #startupideas #biology #biotech #chemistry #business #speech #speeches #investing #investment #lifescience #casestudy #scientist #scientists #inventors #inventor #inventions #invention #research #innovation #siliconvalley #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #healthcare #genomics #genetics #history #biologia #technology #tech #founderstories #founder #founders #founderstory #scienceandtechnology #sciencestory #stories #bioengineering #engineering #engineer #biochemistry #discovery #discover #technical #health #education #educational #learning #learn #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #podcaster #technews Axial Newsletter: https://axial.substack.com/ Build with Axial: https://build.axialvc.com/ https://linktr.ee/axialxyz