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The American magazine “Forbes” included the heads of the pharmaceutical companies “BayonTech” and “Moderna” in the list of 50 new billionaires who are rich in the health sector in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. The relevant data was published on the Forbes website, BGNES reported.
The coronavirus pandemic, according to Forbes, has caused a significant increase in the wealth of many CEOs of pharmaceutical companies and investors in health. First of all, we are talking about companies involved in the “development of vaccines, drugs and medical equipment.”
In all, Forbes discovered 50 new healthcare billionaires in 2020. This year’s most prominent newcomers are the scientists behind the two most successful coronavirus vaccines: one developed by the American company Pfizer and the German biotechnology company BayonTek. , and the other from Massachusetts-based “Modern” writes “Forbes.”
Thus, according to the publication, the fortune of the CEO and co-founder of “BayonTech”, a German of Turkish origin Ugur Shahin, is estimated at 4.2 billion dollars. French Stefan Bansel, who led the “Modern” company in 2011, has a capital of $ 4.1 billion.
The fortunes of American investors Timothy Spirnger and Robert Langer, who in 2010 invested $ 5 million and $ 1.5 million in the development of Moderna, respectively, are now estimated at $ 2 billion and $ 1.5 billion, respectively. . The list of newborn billionaires includes several executives and investors from companies from China, Italy, India, Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Denmark.
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