Süha Taşpolatoğlu – CEO, Abdi Ibrahim
Süha Taşpolatoğlu, CEO of Abdi Ibrahim, Turkish pharma’s “national champion”, discusses the company’s ambitious bet on biosimilars, their…
Hatice Öncel – CEO, Ilko Pharmaceuticals
Ilko Pharmaceuticals is a family-owned Turkish generics and biosimilars company. General Manager Hatice Öncel explains the company’s investment in…
Hamdi Akan – Head of the Executive Board, Clinical Research…
Dr Hamdi Akan, head of Turkey’s Clinical Research Association, dives into the country’s opportunities and barriers to become a clinical trials…
İsmail Yormaz – VP & Regional Director South-East,…
İsmail Yormaz, Recordati’s VP and regional director for south-east, highlights how the Milan-based company has become a shining example of a…
Şeyda Atadan Memiş – General Manager, Takeda Turkey
Takeda’s general manager for Turkey, Şeyda Atadan Memiş, reflects on the Japanese giant’s ambitions in Turkey at a pivotal moment when the Shire…
Tolga Karakan – President, Turkish Medicines and Medical…
TITCK is the regulatory agency in charge of ensuring the safety of medicines, health products, cosmetics, and personal care products in Turkey. Its…
Avinash Potnis – Managing Director, Novartis Pharma Turkey
Avinash Potnis of Novartis Turkey discusses potential solutions to the country’s access and pricing dilemma which has raised concerns of system…
Ingrid Drechsel – Pharma Cluster Division Head, Bayer…
Ingrid Drechsel, head of Bayer’s pharma operations in Turkey and Iran, discusses the complexity of managing two countries under economic pressure…
Uğur Bingöl – General Manager Turkey, Middle East and…
Menarini’s general manager for Turkey, the Middle East and Africa Uğur Bingöl discusses the Italian company’s restructuring in the region and…
Savas Malkoc – Secretary General, IEIS, Turkey
The secretary general for Turkey’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IEIS), Savaş Malkoç, highlights their objective of increasing R&D…
Demet Russ – Managing Director, Janssen Turkey
Janssen’s Managing Director for Turkey, Demet Russ, discusses her return to the country after 25 years abroad, having worked for Johnson &…
Philipp Haas – Chairman of BOD & CEO, DEVA
As one of the leading pharma companies in Turkey, DEVA is pioneering a new approach to generics in the country. Chairman of the Board and CEO Philipp…