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The founders of the biotech company and vaccine manufacturer Biontech, Özlem Türeci and Ugur Sahin, received the Federal Cross of Merit.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will present the couple with the Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on March 19 in Bellevue Palace, the Federal President's Office announced on Friday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) will also take part in the ceremony.
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Türeci and Sahin "combine basic medical research with its translation into practical use," explained the President's Office.
“Thanks to their globally recognized competence in the field of mRNA technologies and their tireless commitment, they succeeded in developing and approving a vaccine against Covid-19 within a very short time.
You have thus made a decisive contribution to containing the corona pandemic. "