BioNTech
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BioNTech SE is a German multinational biotechnology company headquartered in Mainz that develops immunotherapies and vaccines, particularly for cancer and infectious diseases.
Headquarters in Mainz
Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Katalin Karikó
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Katalin "Kati" Karikó is a Hungarian and American biochemist who specializes in ribonucleic acid -mediated mechanisms, particularly in vitro-transcribed messenger RNA for protein replacement therapy.
BioNTech
…to effectively deliver mRNA to target cells, and improving protein production, which was initially low and short-lived. In 2013, Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó, who later shared the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, joined BioNTech as a senior vice president. She later stayed an external advisor…
At the 2023 Nobel Reception in Stockholm
Karikó Katalin with a statue of Albert Szent-Györgyi, a fellow Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner, at the University of Szeged
Karikó (right) with Drew Weissman in 2022
Katalin Karikó wall painting in Budapest, Hungary