Akira Yoshino vs Uğur Şahin
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Uğur Şahin (1965–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1965 to 2026.
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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
- — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
- — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
- — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
- — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
Uğur Şahin (1965–present)
- — Born in İskenderun, Turkey Verified
- — Moved to Cologne, West Germany, as a child Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Cologne Verified
- — Co-founded Ganymed Pharmaceuticals Verified
- — Married Özlem Türeci Verified
- — Appointed professor at the University of Mainz Verified
- — Co-founded BioNTech in Mainz Verified
- — BioNTech listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange Verified
- — BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received its first emergency authorisation Verified
- — Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Verified