Under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, and hosted by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey and the Presidency of Turkish Health Institutes, our Chairman of the Board, Mr. [Name], participated in the “Turkish Health SMEs” panel held within the scope of the 12th Turkish Medical World Congress, organized at Rixos Shipyard Istanbul. Fatin Dagcinar made important assessments regarding the future of our sector.
In his speech, Dağçınar drew attention to the global transformation in the fields of artificial intelligence, smart medical devices, and biotechnology, emphasizing that in order for domestic healthcare SMEs to increase their international competitiveness, joint production and laboratory infrastructures should be developed, costs should be reduced, and cooperation models should be widespread.
In the panel moderated by Ugur Mumay, Vice President of the Istanbul Health Industry Cluster Association İSEK Association, Assoc. Dr. from TÜSEB participated. Aziz Küçük presented the Producing Healthcare Model and localization strategies, while Duygu Yücesoy Manyaslı, the Istanbul European Side Manager of KOSGEB, shared capacity building and global competitiveness support. Recai Serdar Gemici, Co-Founder of Albert Health, and Mustafa Cüneyt ÇIKMAN, Founder of BLOOCELL®, are sharing their experience in global scaling and clinical proof processes with investor Kenan Colpan from Boğaziçi Ventures. From the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Mehmet Tekeli evaluated the perspective of transforming international investments into technology partnerships.
The panel, which addressed topics such as localization in health technologies, access to finance, opening up to global markets, and sectoral cooperation, concluded with contributions from the participants.
As the OSTİM Medical Industry Cluster, we continue to support efforts aimed at developing domestic healthcare technologies and increasing the international competitiveness of our sector.
