The name of the new company of BioNTech founders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci is Arife. The company's headquarters is located in Mainz.
The name of Arife, which will focus on the development of mRNA-based drugs, was confirmed by a company spokesperson to the Handelsblatt newspaper. Şahin and Türeci will remain shareholders after leaving BioNTech.