Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Young entrepreneurs attending the BIO Entrepreneurship Camp and active in the field of biotechnology received their awards at the opening of the Turkey Stand at the BIO Convention 2016 where 17 companies and research centers from Turkey.

Congratulating the award winners, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu spoke about the Innovation² Program started by TOBB in order to propagate the spread of new technology.

Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We’ve grasped the importance of innovation for prosperity as a nation. Now we must transition from speaking about the benefits of innovation to innovating. We’ve started the Innovation² Program in order to speed up the steps taken towards innovation.”

Stating that the Turkey Delegation to the BIO Convention held annually in the USA has been organized by TOBB Biotechnology Sector Council (TOBB-BIO) and TEPAV, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that their aim is to show Turkey’s ability in the biotechnology field, enable companies’ and researchers’ global to improve their partnerships and to open the way for foreign investment which will transfer technology.

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that young bio-entrepreneurs selected for the BIO Start-Up Program have the opportunity to train with the prominent researchers of their field as well as promoting their products on a global platform.

Hisarcıklıoğlu said that the young entrepreneurs who competed are the pride of Turkey in biotechnology in many fields such as healthcare, energy, plastics, textiles, and many others.

Drawing attention to the technological transformation the world is undergoing, Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that global economy is being reshaped by the effects of new technologies and that Turkey can adapt rapidly to this new process to close its income disparity with richer countries.

Emphasizing that it is increasing the share of advanced technology in production and exports is the most crucial component of Turkey’s sustainable development and growth strategy, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “That is why we’ve brought together companies utilizing biotechnology from a myriad of sectors in the TOBB Biotechnology Sector Council.”

The TOBB President stressed the importance of the council as a policy dialogue program for the expansion and development biotechnology’s application fields in Turkey.

- Turkey stand opened

Representing Turkey at the largest biotechnology organization in the world, BIO Convention 2016

held in San Francisco with the attendances of 29,000 people from 65 countries, was a delegation of 110 people organized by TOBB Biotechnology Sector Council and TEPAV.

Speaking at the opening of the Turkey Stand, TEPAV Director Güven Sak stated that Turkey’s attendance at the BIO Convention for the last two years has been organized around the Innovation² Program and that BIO Convention is one of the best avenues for promotion for Turkey.

Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey (TBMM) Health, Family and Social Affairs Commission Deputy Chair Celil Göçer emphasized that the importance Turkey puts on biotechnology shows its dedication to draw in high technology investments to the country.

Turkey’s progress in the field of biotechnology were presented to foreign investors at BIO Convention 2016.

Of special interest were Health Industries Direction Committee agenda and itinerary and the Industrial Property Rights Law being discussed at TBMM.

Receiving TEPAV’s Successful Bio-Entrepreneur Awards were Diploid Biotech Products and RF Sense Radio Frequency Sensor Enterprise.