Ugur Sahin, Founder of BioNTech.de

About Ugur Sahin

Ugur Sahin is the Co-Founder and CEO of BioNTech. He co-founded the company in 2008. He emphasized that the Series A and Series B financing rounds are important milestones for the company's global expansion and continued advancement of its therapeutics pipeline, focusing on individualized immunotherapies for cancer.

Ugur Sahin at a glance

• Company: BioNTech.de
• Total raised: $595M
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: Fidelity Management & Research Company, Redmile Group, Invus, MiraeAsset Financial Group, Platinum Asset Management, Jebsen Capital

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