Adjunct Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Regulatory Affairs

An internationally known academician and industrial leader with 25+ years of academic experience in Clinical Pharmacology and Molecular Pharmacology in the first rank medical schools in Turkey and the US, and 20+ years of biopharmaceutical industry experience in biologics and conventional drug development. Main competencies and achievements include; • Strong scientific and technical background in molecular and clinical pharmacology and medical biotechnology • Design and conduct Molecular Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology, and Biotechnology lectures for graduate, Master, and PhD students at Medical Schools, Dental Schools, and Pharmacy Schools • Excellent executive leadership and organizational skills, ability to lead and work effectively in cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects and processes in academia and industry • Strong scientific and technical background on cell line development and cell growth and differentiation • International industrial experience and network with proven track records in biologics and small molecule drug development, manufacturing, CMC, and GMP • Attended 35+ major international meetings including BIO International Convention, Bioprocess International, J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference, Cell Culture Engineering Conference, PepTalk Conferences, Convention of Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (CPhI), and built up an international business and technology network • Co-Founder and President of TURGUT Biotechnology Group, the first world-class R&D-based, a fully integrated biotechnology company in Turkey for developing and manufacturing therapeutic monoclonal antibodies • Founder of Turkey's first fully integrated Biotechnology R&D Center within the Campus of Acıbadem University to develop and produce therapeutic monoclonal antibodies • Received the highest biotech research grants in the industry from the domestic government and EU • Co-Founder and CEO of TNC Pharmaceuticals, one of the first R&D-based clinical CROs in Turkey focused on design and performing global standard Phase I/ bioequivalence to Phase IV studies and regulatory affairs for domestic and international sponsors • Leading founder of the Clinical Pharmacology Department at Yeditepe University Medical School • 2022 Euripides (an Eureka Network Cluster operated by AENEAS) Innovation Award winner project Lead with “Multi-functional robotic device for smarter biotechnological processing”