Umut Meriç – General Manager, Chiesi Turkey
Two months into the role, Umut Meriç, general manager for Chiesi Turkey, discusses the affiliate’s rapid progression and his plans to ensure Turkish patients benefit from the global company’s latest…
Chiesi, founded in 1935, serves patients in 60 countries, with a total turnover of EUR 1.3 billion per year, in the areas of respiratory disease, neonatal intensive care, allergy, and cardiology. R&D efforts are currently targeting conditions such as cystic fibrosis, organ transplantation, and rare diseases, with approximately 20 percent of annual turnover invested in R&D each year. Chiesi Turkey was founded in 2007, and has grown quickly to become the 50th ranked pharmaceutical company in the market.
Contact Details
Büyükdere Cad. No: 122 Özsezen Business Centre Block C Floor: 3
Esentepe – Sisli 34394 Istanbul / Turkey
Tel: 0212 370 91 00 –
Fax: 0212 370 91 27
info.tr@chiesi.co I
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