Profile
Gokhan Batur joined XGEN as Venture Partner in 2023.
He has 19 years of healthcare industry experience.
Formerly he was the CEO at Polyphor, a late-stage publicly listed Swiss biotech focused to oncology and anti-infectives.
Prior, he assumed various management roles at MSD, lastly serving as Executive Director, Global Brand Leader, Antibiotics, responsible for leading the entire Merck antibiotics portfolio managing multiple in-line and pipeline products and sales of ~2B$.
In addition to his role at XGEN, Gokhan is a board member at APIM Therapeutics and corporate advisor to several biotechs in Europe and the US.
Gökhan Batur active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
APIM Therapeutics AS
 APIM Therapeutics AS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology APIM Therapeutics AS develops and commercializes novel anti-cancer therapies. It offers a physiological intervention point allowing the potentiation of the action of clinical drugs across multiple cancer indications. The company focuses on the development and commercialization of novel anti-cancer therapies potentiating chemo-therapy induced responses in cancer cells. The company was founded by Marit Otterlei in 2009 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway. | Director/Board Member | 2022-07-31 |
Xgen Venture Sgr SpA
 Xgen Venture Sgr SpA Investment ManagersFinance Xgen Venture Sgr SpA (XGEN Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Federica Draghi, Paolo Fundarò and Daniele Scarinci. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-12-31 |
Former positions of Gökhan Batur
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SPEXIS AG | Chief Executive Officer | 2022-03-30 |
| SPEXIS AG | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-12-29 |
Training of Gökhan Batur
| Bogazici University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| SPEXIS AG | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 2 |
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APIM Therapeutics AS
APIM Therapeutics AS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology APIM Therapeutics AS develops and commercializes novel anti-cancer therapies. It offers a physiological intervention point allowing the potentiation of the action of clinical drugs across multiple cancer indications. The company focuses on the development and commercialization of novel anti-cancer therapies potentiating chemo-therapy induced responses in cancer cells. The company was founded by Marit Otterlei in 2009 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway. | Health Technology |
Xgen Venture Sgr SpA
Xgen Venture Sgr SpA Investment ManagersFinance Xgen Venture Sgr SpA (XGEN Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Federica Draghi, Paolo Fundarò and Daniele Scarinci. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Finance |
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