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Gokhan Batur

Investor

Venture Partner at XGEN Venture

Zurich, CH

About

Healthcare executive with 19 years of experience, formerly CEO of Swiss biotech Polyphor and a global brand leader at MSD/Merck. Board member at APIM Therapeutics and advisor to biotechs in Europe and the US. Joined XGEN in 2023.

Experience

  1. Alkapharmics SARLChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  2. XGEN Venture SGR S.p.A.Venture Partnercurrent2023 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
  3. Santero TherapeuticsNon-executive Chairman of the Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentBelgium
  4. OleagoCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
  5. APIM TherapeuticsBoard Member2022 — 2026Norway
  6. Self-employedSenior Corporate Advisor to Board of Directors and Executive Management2022 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
  7. Polyphor AGChief Executive Officer2020 — 2022Alschwil
  8. Polyphor LtdChief Commercial Officer (CCO)2019 — 2020Basel Area, Switzerland
  9. MerckExecutive Director, Global Commercial Head (GBL), Merck Antibiotics Portfolio2017 — 2019
  10. MerckExecutive Director, Global Brand Leader, Gram Negative Antibiotics2017Global
  11. MerckExecutive Director, Global Marketing, Hospital Acute Care Franchise2014 — 2017Zürich Area, Switzerland
  12. MerckRegional Marketing Director, Hospital Products and Oncology, EEMEA2013 — 2014Lucerne Area, Switzerland
  13. MerckRegional Director, MultiChannel Marketing, Emerging Markets and EEMEA2011 — 2013Zürich Area, Switzerland
  14. MerckVaccines Brand & District Sales Manager2010 — 2011
  15. Merck Co IncMarketing Associate2006 — 2007

Education

  1. Boğaziçi UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems2000 — 2004
  2. Robert CollegeMath-Literature1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategic Planning16Strategy44Strategic Thinking9Product Launch52Pharmaceutical Sales56Pharmaceutical Industry52Marketing Strategy19Marketing Management22Multi-channel Marketing25Competitive Analysis11Global Marketing16Sales Operations12
+11 moreSalesMarketing CommunicationsBudget SettingBudget MonitoringSales ManagementSales PresentationsMarketingMarket AnalysisMarket AccessSales EffectivenessOncology

Languages English · German · Turkish

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