Uğur Şahin, CEO of BioNTech, which developed the COVID-19 vaccine as a result of his cooperation with CPfizer, has been working on mRNA for a long time. Stating that this technology can be used in the fight against many diseases, Şahin made some statements to the French newspaper Le Monde on the subject.
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BioNTech founder Prof. Dr. Uğur Şahin and Dr. Özlem Türeci was on the cover of Germany’s most important magazine, Der Spiegel. Şahin BioNTech made important statements about the coronavirus vaccine.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports mRNA technology
Uğur Şahin, who has gained a great reputation all over the world with the work he has carried out with his wife Özlem Türeci recently, mentioned that personalized treatment can be applied with this technology. Stating that there will be a definitive solution in the improvement of many diseases such as infectious diseases, cancer and chronic diseases, Şahin gave the following sentences in his speech quoted by Sözcü newspaper.
We are working to develop vaccines against diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. We receive support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to combat the first two diseases I mentioned. Currently, all projects are in the pre-clinical phase. Together with our partner Pfizer, we continue to work on the influenza vaccine, which is under clinical development. Our goal is to begin clinical testing for malaria and tuberculosis by the end of 2022. In addition to these, we want to start the pre-clinical examination process for 10 different diseases.
Uğur Şahin emphasized that currently used flu vaccines do not produce enough T cells. Şahin, who thinks that CD8 T-cells prevent the formation of influenza, stated that they closely examined the response of the T-cell.
BioNTech stepped in for vaccine production in Turkey
Uğur Şahin stated that there are problems in vaccine production. Explaining that it is difficult to produce enough vaccines without establishing different production facilities, Şahin explained that BioNTech He emphasized that they are continuing negotiations to provide vaccine production in many parts of Europe. The work of Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin couple has saved the lives of many people. So much so that a member of the European Parliament recently Moritz Körnersuggested that Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin’s pictures should be included in one of the Euro banknotes.