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Özlem Türeci
Chief medical officer
Özlem Türeci is a Turkish-German physician (born 1967).
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- Germany
- Field
- researcher
- Organisation
- BioNTech
Overview
Professional record
Özlem Türeci is a Turkish-German physician (born 1967).
Positions held include chief medical officer and professeur des universités. The professional record includes work with BioNTech. Education includes Saarland University and Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium. Recorded honours include Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, Catalonia International Prize, honorary doctor of University of Cologne, and Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize.
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Selected recognition
2025
Asia's Women 100 2025
No. 63
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2025
Asia's Top Founders 100 2025
No. 80
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2025
Asia's Future 100 2025
No. 89
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2023
Asia's Scientists 100 2023
No. 37
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2022
Asia's Scientists 100 2022
No. 19
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2021
Asia's Scientists 100 2021
No. 2
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2021
Asia's Top Healthcare Leaders 2021
No. 3
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2021
Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2021
No. 47
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2020
FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100
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