BIOEXPO Pharmaceutical Symposium

October 15, 2025, Wednesday

Mediterranean Hall (Hall 2)

10.20 - 10.40 Opening Speeches
• Prof. Dr. Ali Demir SEZER
• Prof. Dr. Ümit KERVAN, TÜSEB President
• Prof. Dr. F. Ahmet AYAR, TITCK President
10.40 - 11.30 TITCK Session
Conventional and Biotechnological Drug Manufacturing Regulations in Turkey
11.30 - 12.00 Break / Network
12.00 - 13.00

Thematic Session

Biotechnological Drugs from R&D to Production
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ali Demir SEZER, Marmara University Faculty of Pharmacy
Dr. Pharm. Onur PINARBAŞLI, İLKO Pharmaceuticals R&D Director
• Dr. Bilgen DÖLEK UÇAROL, AMGEN Turkey Market Access and Health Policy Leader
• Ali ÖZÜER, AbdiBio Group Chairman
• Dr. Hasan Ersin ZEYTİN, Yerlika CEO

13.00 - 14.00 Break / Network
14.00 - 14.30 AMGEN Satellite Session
Clinical Journey Shaping the Future: Technology, Human, Vision
• Dilek ÖZCAN EKŞİ, AMGEN Turkey Development Operations Senior Manager
14.30 - 15.20

TÜSEB Session

Current Personalized Medicine Applications with Genomic Approach

• Prof. Dr. Fatma Duygu Özel DEMİRALP, Turkey Biotechnology Institute President

15.20 - 15.40 Break / Network
15.40 - 16.10

Sanofi Satellite Session

Journey from Big Data to Early Diagnosis with AI Support in Rare Diseases

Moderator: Dr. Hasan Berk BARIŞCIL, SANOFI Rare Diseases Medical Director

Dr. Özgür SEZER, T.R. Ministry of Health Health Information Systems General Director
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Engin KÖSE, Ankara University Department of Pediatric Metabolism

16.10 - 17.30

Thematic Session

Clinical Research and Artificial Intelligence in Biotechnological Drugs

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Yağız ÜRESİN, Istanbul University

Umut MÜREN, Sanofi Turkey and Middle East Countries Clinical Research Unit Director
• Birkan AVER, Pfizer Turkey Primary Healthcare Category Medical Area Manager

October 16, 2025, Thursday / Mediterranean Hall - DRUG SYMPOSIUM SECOND DAY SESSIONS

10.00 - 10:20 Opening Speeches

Prof. Dr. Ali Demir SEZER, Marmara University Faculty of Pharmacy
Prof. Dr. Orhan AYDIN, TUBITAK President

10.20 - 11.30

TUBITAK Session

R&D Ecosystem and Support in Biotechnological Drugs

• Işık AŞAR, TUBITAK TEYDEB - BIOTEG Group Coordinator

11.30 - 12.20

Thematic Session

API, Excipient Production and Supply Chain in Conventional Drugs

Moderator: Adil KAYA, ATABAY Pharmaceuticals Public and Academic Relations Director

Berkay BOZKUŞ, Eczacıbaşı Healthcare Group Supply Chain Director

12.20 - 13.00

İBG İzmir Session

Biotechnological Drug Development Processes

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Mehmet İNAN, Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center Director

13.00 - 14.00 Break / Network
14.00 - 14.50

Conventional Drug Production from Synthesis to Finished Product and Market Access

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Devrim Demir DORA, Akdeniz University

Dr. Ümit DERELİ, AIFD General Secretary
• Vedat EĞİLMEZ, İEİS Public and Academic Relations Coordinator
• Op. Dr. Sami TÜRKOĞLU, TİSD General Secretary

14:50 - 15:40

Thematic Session

General Health Insurance and Sustainability of Health Financing

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Zafer ÇALIŞKAN, Hacettepe University

Spec. Pharm. Ayşegül GÜNBEY ÖZTEK, Social Security Institution Department Head
• Prof. Dr. Yusuf ÇELİK, Acıbadem University Faculty of Health Sciences
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güvenç KOÇKAYA, Econix Research

15.40 - 16.00 Break / Network

16.00 - 16.20

16.20 - 16.40

16.40 - 17.20

17.20 - 17.30

Symposium Conclusion Session

General Evaluation
Highlighted Findings
Discussion - Q&A
Group Photo Session

October 17, 2025, Friday

Perge Hall - BIOEXPO SATELLITE EVENT WORKSHOPS

10.00 - 12.00

Rare Diseases and Global R&D Collaborations Workshop

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Uğur ÖZBEK, Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center

12.00 - 12.30 Break / Network
12.30 - 14.30

Personalized Medicine: From Genome to Treatment Workshop

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Cengizhan ÖZTÜRK, Boğaziçi University HTTM

Mediterranean Hall - BIOEXPO SATELLITE EVENT PANELS

10.30 - 11.45

AI-Based Drug Development

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Hasan TÜRKEZ, Atatürk University

Prof. Dr. Adil MARDİNOĞLU, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology-SciLifeLabs
• Dr. Cem BAYDAR, Afendis Capital Board Member
• Dr. Duygu DAĞLIKOCA, Trustlife Ventures R&D Center General Manager

11.45 - 13.00

İTÜ ARI Teknokent Panel

Entrepreneurship in the Light of Science: Transformative Power in Health Technologies

Moderator: Dr. Asım ŞENGÖR, İTÜ ARI Teknokent -Lifetech Program Coordinator

• Yağız AYDEMİR, AstraZeneca- Information Technology and Digital Director
13.00 - 13.45 Break / Network
13.45 - 15.00

Dark Factories

Moderator: Dr. Volkan ÖZGÜZ, Boğaziçi University Technology Transfer Office General Manager

Lukasz Iskra, Pharma MES Expert, Vimachem
Melda DEMİRDÖVEN, Co-Founder & CEO at Innovigent Consulting Services

ORGANIZATION SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION
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