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May 16th, 2017 – CarthaGenetics® will be working on three projects in Turkey in support of governmental healthcare priorities
CarthaGenetics®, who enjoys a multiyear presence in Turkey with a team of market access experts, is committed to supporting government and non-government authorities with building health economics and health technology assessment (HTA) environments, leading to a solid and sustainable healthcare system. In this context, CarthaGenetics® announced today that it had signed an agreement with the Turkish Ministry of Health to drive and implement three different projects to support the diverse governmental healthcare priorities.
In the first agreement signed with the Ministry of Health of Turkey, CarthaGenetics® will prepare a comprehensive health technology report on the “Importance, Development and Production of Disposable Circumcision Instruments“ in collaboration with local partner Turkiye Klinikleri. This project will roll out over a period of 10 months with 8 Turkey-based local experts and will deliver hands-on recommendations to the Ministry.
The second agreement signed between the CarthaGenetics® market access expert team and the Ministry of Health will lead to preparing a brief health technology report on the key topic of “Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)”. This project will roll out over a period of 7 months and will provide key directions to public decision makers of Turkey.
Finally, CarthaGenetics® will be conducting a regional survey for Bursa Ecza Odası in collaboration with Dr. Gulpembe Ergin in order to understand “Factors impacting the efficiency of pharmacy practice”. This study, initially focused on Bursa-based pharmacies, is meant to later model the way for all pharmacies across the country. This survey, recently kicked off, will be active until June 25th, 2017 and final results will be published in relevant congresses and journals.
For more information about these projects, please contact Güvenç Koçkaya, International Market Access Director, CarthaGenetics® at: kockaya@carthagenetics.com
May 2nd, 2017! Milestone for Imported Drugs in Turkey!
Turkish Social Security Institute is taking over the drug procurement procedure (for unauthorized and orphan drugs) as of May 2nd!In the last days of December 2016, Turkish Social Security Institute (SGK) announced that the institute will take over the procedure of drug procurement. Until now, this was managed by the Turkish Pharmacists Association (TEB). TEB was the only body entitled to import these drugs and had a well-set organization for the purchasing and distribution of the drug to the patient.
SGK changed its organizational structure and established a unit specifically for the procurement of unauthorized drugs in Turkey. As of May 2nd, SGK will be the main body to import these drugs. In order to have a smooth transition for the sake of the patients, SGK signed a contract with TEB for a certain period of time.
According to the new system, the cold-chain products will continue to be provided by TEB for the coming few months. Meanwhile, SGK is ensuring that adequate number of personnel are recruited and trained for its warehouse. The brand-new products that will enter the market for the 1st time will directly be procured by SGK.
BIG CHANGES are on the way for the off-label drug procurement in Turkey!
Turkish Social Security Institute (SGK) made structural changes to take over the procurement of drugs without market authorization in Turkey from TEB (Turkish Pharmacists Association). SGK will import these products, which are under Named Patient Sales Program in Annex 4C, as of May 2nd, 2017. They have a new system where prices are being reviewed again.
We, CarthaGeneticsÒ Team, provide services to companies who want to be a part of the current and upcoming NPS market access process in Turkey. For more information, you can reach us at kaya@carthagenetics.com
Turkey is one of the countries in Europe and Middle East with the highest number of population (80 million) and gathers all its citizens under the umbrella of the government health insurance system. This seems to bring a real burden on the social security system. To use the healthcare budget, ministry gathers prices from 5 European countries as reference and takes the lowest price for pricing calculations. With the obligatory discounts and fixed exchange rate, getting a market authorization for a drug in Turkey means 65% discount for the manufacturer.
On the other hand, being one of the rare countries with a broad social security coverage, Turkey opens its doors wide to rare diseases and orphan drugs. Rate of consanguineous marriages being 22%, Turkey seems to be hosting rare diseases more than many other countries.
For unauthorized drugs and orphan drugs, TEB (Turkish Pharmacists Association) has been the only procurement body for many years. They played the nonprofit procurement company role in delivering this kind of drugs so that Named Patient Sales pathway is a smooth process.
Since December 2016, Turkish Social Security Institute (SGK) has been debating on delivering the drugs itself. Beginning of this year, they finalized the debates and started preparation; by changing the SGK structure as the first step. In the new structure, SGK established a new department called “Drug Procurement Department” and assigned officers to work on the new procedure and its management. The project will go live on May 2nd, 2017.
The new structure of Social Security Institute places the patient in the center. The system enables the drug to be delivered to the patients without difficulties. Ministry of Health and Social Security Institute will be cooperating in this process.
September 5th, 2016 – CarthaGenetics® will help Race Oncology with EU market development of chemotherapy drug Bisantrene
Australian biotechinnovator race
Oncology signs
agreement with
CarthaGenetics for EU
market development of
chemotherapy
drug Bisantrene
CarthaGenetics® announced today that it had signed an agreement with the Australian company race Oncology to expedite the launch of the company’s Named Patient Program (NPP) in Europe, and to distribute and sell Bisantrene under the program. Under the agreement, CarthaGenetics® will be responsible for market development and awareness of Bisantrene prior to launch and all necessary regulatory approvals to allow Bisantrene to be sold in each target NPP country. CarthaGenetics® will also be responsible for all storage, distribution, invoicing, sales and customer service of Bisantrene in each country under the Named Patient Program.
CarthaGenetics® Founder and CEO, Philippe Carteron de Balmont, said: “At CarthaGenetics, we are proud to help Race Oncology launch Bisantrene and achieve success in the European market. Named Patient access regulations in individual European countries allow patients access to innovative therapies under development. Given Bisantrene’s safety profile and clinical data, it is well-suited to a Named Patient sales Program in those countries”. The agreement will also provide Race with all the infrastructure and logistical support needed to sell Bisantrene in various European countries. In all markets outside Europe, Race Oncology is now actively pursuing licensees for Bisantrene. “CarthaGenetics are experts in Named Patient Program sales in Europe,” said Managing Director, Peter Molloy. “Their expertise will help ensure Bisantrene gets to market rapidly and achieves its full sales potential.”
To that end, both companies will be attending the BioPharm America conference in Boston on 13-15 September, 2016.
For more information, contact: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 8th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the World Health Economics Congress
iHEA is going to organize World Health Economics Congress between 8-11 July 2017 in Boston, USA. Topic of congress is set as “Revolutions in the Economics of Health Systems”. The study titled as “Impact of Health Policies on Catastrophic Health Expenditures in Turkey” which was conducted by Guvenc Kockaya, MD,MSc,PhD.
Berna Tuncay, Aysun Aygun and Julide Yildirim will be presented as verbal presentation on 10 July 2017, 2.45-4.15 pm in “High/Catastrophic Health Cost” session, HAR-312 room.
In additonal, “Hospital Ownership” session on 9 July 2017, 2.45-4.15 pm in HAR-324 room will be lead by Guvenc Kockaya, MD,MSc,PhD.
CarthaGenetics® will be represented in the meeting as well. Please contact for further questions and discussions on kockaya@carthagenetics.com“
June 12th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at SFEIM & CETL
CarthaGenetics® will attend SFEIM & CETL Congress from 12th to 14th June 2017 in Institut Culturel Bernard Magrez; Bordeaux, France. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact our CEO Philippe Carteron de Balmont at phcarteron@carthagenetics.
http://comnco.net/evenement/reunions-sfeim-cetl/
June 8th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics®, Key Sponsor of REFRESH 2017
CarthaGenetics® will be a Key Event Sponsor of REFRESH 2017, the one-day annual conference organized by Labiotech.eu, Europe’s leading digital media for biotechnologies. CarthaGenetics® will naturally attend the 3rd edition of this event, held in Berlin, Germany on June 8th, 2017. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, please contact us at our respective e-mail addresses:
– Philippe Carteron de Balmont at phcarteron@carthagenetics.com,
– Pascal Cerruti at pascal.cerruti@carthagenetics.com,
– Dr. Aroussi Bidani at bidani@carthagenetics.com
More information at: http://labiotech.eu/refresh/attendees/
PAST EVENTS
May 14th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the 18th International Pharmaceutical Forum
CarthaGenetics® will attend the 18th International Pharmaceutical Forum from 14th to 16th May 2017 in Centre International Conferences, Algeria. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact Ms Imane BELALA at belala@carthagenetics.com
May 7th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the 3rd Annual Congress of the ESVM and 23rd IUA EuroChap Congress
CarthaGenetics® will attend the 3rd Annual Congress of the ESVM and 23rd IUA EuroChap Congress from 7th to 9th May 2017 in Graz, Austria . If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact M. Riccardo Lang , at lang@carthagenetics.com or Dr. Aroussi Bidani at bidani@carthagenetics.com
May 5-6th, meet us in Tunisia, at the 11th Tunisian Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
CarthaGenetics® will participate to the “11e Ecole Métabolique”, organized by the “‘Association Tunisienne d’Etudes des Maladies Métaboliques Héréditaires” (ATEMMH), on May 5-6, Hôtel Russelior, Hammamet, Tunisia. Do not hesitate to contact our CEO there, Philippe Carteron de Balmont (phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
May 4th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the Swiss Biotech Day 2017
CarthaGenetics® will attend the SWISS BIOTECH DAY, on May 4th, at Congress Center Basel, Switzerland. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact our CEO there, Philippe Carteron de Balmont , at phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
April 26th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at IVEK 3rd International Convention of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacies
CarthaGenetics® is participating in IVEK 3rd International Convention of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacies from 26th to 29th April in WOW Istanbul Hotel & Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact Filiz Cavus at: cavus@carthagenetics.com
April 23rd, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the 7th meeting of the French Angiogenesis Society
CarthaGenetics® is participating in the 7th meeting of the French Angiogenesis Society from 23rd to 25th April in Toulouse, France. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact Haythem Ammar at: ammar@carthagenetics.com
April 19th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the 19th National Pediatric Neurology Congress
CarthaGenetics® is participating in the 19th National Pediatric Neurology Congress at Cornelia Diamond Hotel Belek, in Antalya, Turkey, between April 19-23. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact Filiz Cavus at: cavus@carthagenetics.com or Mustapha Aydin at: aydin@carthagenetics.com
March 30th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the Pluripotent Stem Cells and Gene editing Symposium
CarthaGenetics® is participating to the Pluripotent Stem Cells and Gene editing Symposium, at University of Los Andes, Santiago, Chile, on March 30-31. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us, do not hesitate to contact our CEO there, Philippe Carteron de Balmont , at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
March 23rd, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the 2nd Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs Symposium
Carthagenetics® will attend the 2nd Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs Symposium on 23 & 24 March, 2017 in Ankara, Turkey. If you would like to arrange a one-to-one meeting with us, please send an email to Erhan Kaya Riveraconteras at: kaya@carthagenetics.com or Mr. Guvenc Kockaya at: kockaya@carthagenetics.
Mr. Kockaya will present in the panel named as “Regulatury, Reimbursement and Budget Process for Orphan Medicines” on 24th March at 13.00-15.30, the presentation will focus on “possible budget impact of orphan medicines”.
http://www.nadirhastaliklarsempozyumu2017.org/default.asp?kid=1&alt_kid=0&alt_kid1=0
March 20th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Bio-Europe Spring
Carthagenetics® will attend Bio-Europe Spring on 20 – 22 March, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. If you would like to arrange a one-to-one meeting with us, please send an email to our CEO, Philippe Carteron de Balmont (phcarteron@carthagenetics.com)
March 18th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at 10ème journée nationale pharmaceutique
Carthagenetics® will attend 10ème journée nationale pharmaceutique on 18th March, 2017 at Hotel El Aurassi, Algeria: « LE PHARMACIEN & LA POLITIQUE NATIONALE DU MEDICAMENT » If you would like to arrange a one-to-one meeting with us, please send an email to Ms Imane Belala (belala@carthagenetics.com)
February 23rd, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Global Health Event “A conversation with Ruth Dreifuss, High-Level Panel on Access to Medicine”
Carthagenetics® will attend this event on February 23rd, 2017 in Maison de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland. If you would like to arrange a one-to-one meeting with us, please send an email to our CEO, Philippe Carteron de Balmont (phcarteron@carthagenetics.com)
February 13th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the 13th Annual World Symposium
CarthaGenetics® will attend the 13th Annual World Symposium, on February 13 – 17, 2017 in San Diego, California. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us please contact: Philippe Carteron at phcarteron@carthagenetics.com or Erhan Kaya at kaya@carthagenetics.com
February 10th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Rare Diseases International Policy Event
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the Rare Diseases International Policy Event on February 10th, 2017 in Switzerland, Geneva. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the congress, please contact: Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
February 8th, 2017 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the 3rd IRDiRC Conference
Carthagenetics® will attend the 3rd IRDiRC Conference on February 8th & 9th, 2017 in Paris, France. If you would like to arrange a one-to-one meeting with us, please send an email to Doctor Amir SHARAF (sharaf@carthagenetics.com) or Haythem AMMAR (ammar@carthagenetics.com)
December 21st, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at 13th Pharmaceutical Congress of Turkey
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the 13th Pharmacist Congress of the Turkish Pharmacist Association (TEB) in Istanbul, Turkey from December 21st till December 24th, 2016. This is the major congress for the topics related with pharmacy and pharmacist in Turkey. Turkish and international speakers from government, academy and private sector will present recent developments, updates and new approaches. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the congress, please contact: Erhan Kaya Riveraconteras at: kaya@carthagenetics.com, Filiz Cavus at: cavus@carthagenetics.com , or Guvenc Kockaya at: kockaya@carthagenetics.
November 29th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at BIOLATAM 2016
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the 3rd Annual International Partening Conference BIOLATAM in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 29th & 30th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.
November 25th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at 52nd Annual Congress of the Turkish Neurological Society
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the 52nd Annual Congress of the Turkish Neurological Society in Antalya, Turkey, from November 25th till December 1st, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the congress, please contact: Aroussi Bidani at: bidani@carthagenetics.com, Filiz Cavus at: cavus@carthagenetics.com , or Mustapha Aydin at: aydin@carthagenetics.com
November 24th, 2016 – 9th Pediatric Nephrology Congress in Antalya
CarthaGenetics® attended the 9th Pediatric Nephrology Congress held in Antalya, Turkey from 24th to 27th November, 2016. The congress was organized by the Pediatric Nephrology Association. Both Turkish and European speakers have presented the conventional and novel treatment approaches in kidney diseases in children.
November 24th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Refresh Europe 2016 in Paris
CarthaGenetics® will be attending Refresh Europe 2016 in Paris, France, on November 24th, 2016. Organized by Labiotech, this is Europe’s most refreshing biotech conference in its second edition.Come to get a deep insight into tomorrow’s Biotech trends in a dynamic and modern way, and meet with 250 of Europe’s Biotech leaders, innovators and enthusiasts. To arrange a short meeting with us at the event, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com and connect to this event at: http://labiotech.eu/refresh/
November 7th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at BIO-Europe 2016 Cologne
CarthaGenetics® will be attending BIO-Europe 2016 in Cologne, Germany, on November 7-9th, 2016. This is the 22nd annual BIO-Europe event, the largest biotechnology partnering conference held in Europe. Over 3,500 global decision makers from biotechnology, pharma and finance annually attend BIO-Europe to identify new business opportunities and develop strategic relationships. Business development executives and deal makers consider BIO-Europe a must-attend event and an effective business strategy enabling them to meet and present to numerous potential partners. BIO-Europe features the industry’s most advanced web-based partnering system enabling delegates from all parts of the biotechnology value chain to quickly identify, engage and enter into strategic relationships that drive their business successfully forward. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com or through the web-based partnering system at: https://ebdgroup.knect365.com/bioeurope/
November 2nd, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Bio-Alps Networking Day 2016 in Geneva
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the Bio-Alps Networking Day 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 2nd, 2016. To arrange a short meeting with us at the event or after the event, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com and connect to this event at: http://m.bioalps.org/biotechno
October 4th , 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at CPHI Worldwide 2016
CarthaGenetics® will be attending CPHI Worldwide 2016 Congress in Barcelona, Spain from October 4th-6th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
September 28th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at BioSpain 2016
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the BioSpain 2016 Congress in Bilbao, Spain, from September 28th-30th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Naciba Zetchi, Area Director, Spain and Portugal, at: Zetchi@carthagenetics.com
September 13th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at BioPharm America 2016
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the BioPharm America 2016 Congress in Boston, USA, from September 13th-15th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
September 6th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at SSIEM Rome 2016
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the annual Symposium SSIEM in Rome, Italy, from September 6th-9th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
June 30th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at MPS 2016 Bonn, Germany
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the MPS2016 congress in Bonn, Germany on July 13th-16th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
June 10th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Les Journées de Printemps SFEIM 2016, Grenoble
CarthaGenetics® will be attending Les Journées de Printemps de la SFEIM (Société Française des Erreurs Innées du Métabolisme) in Grenoble, France on June 17th-18th, 2016 If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
May 3rd, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Labiotech Refresh 2016 in Berlin
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the Labiotech Refresh 2016 in Berlin, Germany on April, 24th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
April 10th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at the World Orphan Drugs Congress 2016 USA
CarthaGenetics® will be attending the World Orphan Drugs Congress 2016 USA, held at The Washington Hilton, Washington DC, from April 20th– 22nd, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
April 8th, 2016 – Meet CarthaGenetics® at Lizozomal 2016 in Bodrum, Turkey
CarthaGenetics® will be attending Lizozomal 2016 in Bodrum, Turkey, from April 14th to 18th, 2016. If you would like to arrange a meeting with us during the conference, please contact Philippe Carteron de Balmont, CEO, at: phcarteron@carthagenetics.com
