Prof. zlem T端reci is a German physician, scientist and entrepreneur. In 2008, she co-founded the biotechnology company BioNTech, which in 2020 developed the first messenger RNA-based vaccine approved for use against COVID-19. T端reci has served as BioNTech's chief medical officer since 2018. T端reci has helped lead the discovery of cancer antigens, the development of mRNA-based individualized and off-theshelf vaccine candidates and other types of immunotherapies which are currently in clinical development. T端reci leads the clinical development of BioNTechs Project Lightspeed, the companys successful effort to develop and distribute an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19, a historic achievement completed in less than one year. T端reci previously served as CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Ganymed Pharmaceuticals AG, which she co-founded with Ugur Sahin and Christoph Huber. The company was acquired by Astellas in 2016. She currently serves as President of the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT) in Germany. She is a recent recipient of the German Sustainability Award, among other notable recognitions. T端reci and her spouse, Prof. Uur ahin, have won a number of awards, and have become one of the most celebrated marriage in science since Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radioactivity. To register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-university-school-of-medicine-science-seminar-series-tickets-305029881587?aff=erelpanelorg