LONDON — The co-founders of the Covid-19 vaccine developer BioNTech plan to leave the biotech to start a new mRNA-focused company, the German drugmaker said Tuesday.
Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, who are married, will transition to the as-of-yet unnamed company by the end of the year, with a focus on researching and developing next-generation mRNA medicines.
BioNTech will be giving certain rights to its mRNA technology to the new company, while picking up a minority stake in it.
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