OUR TEAM

Erhan, co-founder of PharmaRares, brings on board over 20 years of experience in medical, sales and marketing departments of international pharmaceutical companies. After obtaining her BA in Chemistry from Boğaziçi University, she first worked for Boehringer Ingelheim and Schering Plough in medical and sales departments; and later joined the Rare Diseases market in 2003 as one of the first employees of Genzyme Türkiye. She contributed a great deal to the establishment of the Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs concept in an orphan disease-naïve Türkiye. Upon the acquisition of Genzyme by Sanofi, she furthered her career as Country Director in Carthagenetics, until establishing PharmaRares. Erhan speaks Turkish, English and Dutch, and is based in Istanbul, Türkiye. 

Mustafa, co-founder of PharmaRares, has a university degree from the Anadolu University School of Business Administration. He is an expert in quality management systems, rare and ultra-rare early access programs, consultancy in medical, pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. His expertise in regulatory affairs, added to his capacity in establishing good inter-personal relationships, makes him a globally competent partner in the field of healthcare. Mustafa is based in Ankara, Türkiye. Mustafa speaks Turkish and English. 

Görkem, co-founder of PharmaRares, is a Chemist and a PhD Toxicologist. After working in Academia, both in Türkiye and Portugal over a decade, he moved to  academic e-publishing sector in 2012. Meanwhile, he has been giving consultancy in research field in Orphan Drugs. Görkem is based in Ankara, Türkiye and speaks Turkish and English.