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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 9 2025

1 Utility Patents

#129 in Holzkirchen

#177,832 in Germany

Holzkirchen, Germany

Thomas Struengmann

Forward Citations = 30

Company Filing History:

Thomas Strüngmann, a German pharmaceutical entrepreneur, founded generic drug maker Hexal AG in 1986. His visionary leadership led to Hexal’s transformation into the second-largest generic drug maker in the country. In 2005, he and his twin brother Andreas sold Hexal to Novartis for a staggering $6.7 billion. Additionally, the Strüngmann brothers earned $8 billion from their stake in BioNTech SE, the German company that played a pivotal role in developing the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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