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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

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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Colleagues at XGEN Venture

Bastiaan van der Baan
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture
Bertil Lindmark
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture
Bianca Benatti
Jr. Analyst at XGEN Venture
Carlotta Marchese
Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Specialist at XGEN Venture
Daniele Scarinci
Founder and Managing Partner at XGEN Venture
Federica Draghi
Founder and Managing Partner at XGEN Venture
Graziano Piredda
Sr. Analyst at XGEN Venture
Keith Dawkins
Venture Partner at XGEN Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gokhan Batur?
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.
Where does Gokhan Batur work?
Gokhan Batur is Venture Partner at XGEN Venture.
Where did Gokhan Batur go to school?
Gokhan Batur studied at Boğaziçi University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems); Robert College (Math-Literature).

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