German biopharmaceutical company BioNTech co-founders Ugur Sahin (L) and Ozlem Tureci receive a prize in Berlin on June 10, 2025. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images
The co-founders of BioNTech, which helped create one of the most-used COVID-19 vaccines, are departing the German company to start their own firm.
Drs. Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci will be leaving BioNTech by the end of the year, BioNTech said on March 10.
