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Guido Oelkers will guide BioNTech’s ongoing transition into an oncology-focused biotech, while co-founder and longtime leader Ugur Sahin prepares to join a fledgling mRNA startup.
Published Aug. 3, 2026
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BioNTech has named the head of Swedish pharmaceutical company Sobi to be its next CEO, marking the latest step of a transformation that will see the prominent messenger RNA drugmaker become more of an oncology specialist.










