German Covid vaccine pioneer BioNTech chooses new chief executive

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2026-08-03

Mainz, Germany (dpa) - German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech has found a successor to take over as chief executive officer from co-founder U?ur ?ahin. Guido Oelkers will take up the post by February 1 next year at the latest, the company announced on Monday. Oelkers joins from the Swedish biopharmaceutical company Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi), which he has led since 2017. Oelkers, has expertise in the commercialization of new products, with a......

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