Thomas Strüngmann (born 1950) founded generic drug maker Hexal AG ($1.6 billion sales during 2004) in 1986. In 2005, he and his brother Andreas sold Hexal for $6.7B.[1] They earned $8B on their stake in BioNTech SE, the German company developing the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[2] They own approximately 50% of the company as well as significant ownership in 4SC and Immatics.[3] He currently has the largest health-care earned fortune with his brother. [4]

The brothers operate out of a family office, Athos Service. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Manskar, Noah (2020-11-13). "COVID-19 vaccine hopes have made these twins $8 billion richer". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  2. ↑ Stupples, Benjamin (November 13, 2020). "Brothers Build $22 Billion Fortune on Hope for Covid-19 Vaccine". Bloomberg.
  3. ↑ Manskar, Noah (2020-11-13). "COVID-19 vaccine hopes have made these twins $8 billion richer". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index". Bloomberg.
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