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Uğur Şahin

1965 - Today

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Uğur Şahin (Turkish: [uˈuɾ ʃaː.hin]; born 19 September 1965) is a German oncologist, immunologist, entrepreneur, and billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of BioNTech, which developed the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19.He also serves as chairman of the scientific management board of the Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology (HI-TRON), a Mainz-based cutting-edge biopharmaceutical research laboratory he co-founded in 2018. He is co-inventor of more than 500 filed patents applications and patents. His main fields of research are cancer research and immunology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uğur Şahin is the 444th most popular businessperson (down from 357th in 2019), the 1,021st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 908th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Uğur Şahin ranks 444 out of 847. Before him are Lisa Su, Jakob Nielsen, S. Robson Walton, Jim Ratcliffe, Christopher O'Neill, and Mark Cuban. After him are Charles Yerkes, John Bryson, B. C. Forbes, Paul Rusesabagina, John D. Rockefeller III, and Angus Ogilvy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Uğur Şahin ranks 169. Before him are Marcelino García Toral, Peter Jacobson, Amanda Tapping, Frédéric Beigbeder, Steven Adler, and Dave Lombardo. After him are Ice MC, Rachida Dati, Cem Özdemir, Yvan Attal, Jonathan Glazer, and Mathilda May.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Uğur Şahin ranks 1,021 out of 1,347. Before him are Sabiha Kasimati (1912), Emre Belözoğlu (1980), Ariarathes I of Cappadocia (null), Hayranidil Kadın (1846), Hande Yener (1973), and Siamanto (1878). After him are Meral Akşener (1956), İsmail Ogan (1933), Echion (-350), Zülfü Livaneli (1946), Paris Pişmiş (1911), and Hrachia Acharian (1876).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Türkiye

Among businesspeople born in Türkiye, Uğur Şahin ranks 5. Before him are Aristotle Onassis (1906), Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), Basil Zaharoff (1849), and Dieter Zetsche (1953). After him are Salt Bae (1983), Güler Sabancı (1955), Acun Ilıcalı (1969), Selçuk Bayraktar (1979), and Fikret Orman (1967).

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