Oğuz Can Işık
Health-tech Entrepreneur, M.D.
Istanbul,Bakırköy
Summary
Health-tech entrepreneur with an M.D. degree. Have led multiple teams with high turn-over rate and undefined expectations. Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Motivation-bursting, result-oriented process creative team player. Excellent communication skills developed through collaboration with patients, families, industry leads, medical professionals, and people from various fields of expertise. Hoping to innovate with & for people.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Founder, CEO, Entrepreneur
Innorare Medical Devices R&D Start-up Company
9 2022 - Current
- Built a positive organizational culture that fostered creativity, innovation, and community engagement in the rare diseases ecosystem in Turkiye.
- Guided team members through periods of change by providing clear communication on expectations and objectives moving forward.
- Led the organization of ALS Hackathon in Apr. 2023 and Nadirin Zirvesi (Rare Summit) in Mar. 2024 reaching over 250 participants in total.
- Increased brand visibility by consistently representing the organization professionally at all stages including Impact Hub - Social Impact Award 2023 and got National Community Winner Award.
- Built an extensive network of connections within industry, academy, entrepreneurship and civil society facilitating collaboration and resource sharing among stakeholders.
- Led TUBITAK 1512 BIGG project funded with 25,000€ from beginning to end.
Project Executive, Innovator
TUBITAK 1512 BIGG
10.2022 - 05.2024
- Managed and took main part in the laboratory research and technology development processes of a medical device from TRL-0 to TRL-4, funded with TUBITAK 1512 BIGG by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Delivered projects on time and within budget by effectively managing timelines and resources.
- Strengthened relationships with key stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers and vendors for optimal pricing and delivery terms.
Active Member, Vice President
ACU SoM Medical Education Student Commission (MESC/TEOK)
10.2017 - 07.2023
- Improved communication and cooperation between students, academicians and faculty administrators by serving as a liaison to address concerns and provide feedback.
- Started and led Program Evaluation Team, played a key role in developing the Student Feedback System to improve faculty's educational program together with academicians and administrators.
- Showcased 3 oral presentations in national medical education congresses and published 1 article.
- Worked as Vice President for Preclinical Phase between Oct. 2019 - Oct. 2020.
- Worked as Vice President for Clinical Phase between Oct. 2020 - Oct. 2021.
Co-founder, President, Active Member
ACU Rare Diseases Club
11.2016 - 07.2023
- Passionately contributed to the rare diseases ecosystem in Turkiye with various activities to raise awareness and create strong connections between stakeholders.
- Worked as President between Feb. 2018 - Nov. 2021.
- Developed and implemented organizational structure, increased active member count from 3 to 35 working within 5 different teams, prepared club operating instructions and regulations.
- Managed volunteer teams efficiently during 20+ events done with 40+ stakeholders from civil society, industry and university ecosystems to provide seamless service to guests while maintaining a positive work environment for volunteers themselves.
- Led "Nadir Müzik (Rare Music)" project in the first year which was released as 2 arranged songs one in Turkish and the other one in 5 different languages.
Student representative
ACU School Of Medicine
9 2020 - 10.2022
- Participated in strategic planning sessions, offering valuable input based on firsthand experiences as a student representative to improve the quality of education.
- Worked within Education And Curriculum Board between Sep. 2020 - Oct. 2022
- Worked within Assessment and Evaluation Board between Oct. 2021 - Oct. 2022.
Assistant Student
ACU Biostatistics-Bioinformatics Department
09.2018 - 05.2021
- Enhanced student understanding by providing one-on-one and group tutoring sessions about principles of biostatistics, principles and advanced methods on coding with Rstudio.
- Prepared learning materials, evaluated homeworks and projects done by students and developed processes to transfer know-how to the next-gen assistants.
Education
M.D. -
Acibadem University School of Medicine (SoM)
Istanbul, Turkiye 05.2017 - 05.2023
English Prep Programme -
Acıbadem University
Istanbul, Turkiye 09.2016 - 05.2017
Aydın Science High School
Aydin, Turkiye 09.2012 - 05.2016
Skills
Strategic Planning
Participations
- 04/2024, EXPOMED Eurasia '24, Start-up Section, Mentorship Meetings managing team member
- 03/2023, EXPOMED Eurasia '23, Start-up Section, Presenter of Innorare start-up
- 11/2022, CVOT Summit 2022, Organisational Committee Member, Medical Team
Publications
- Detection of H. Pylori in Pediatric Patients' Stool Sample by Multiplex Urease PCR, Okullu S.Ö., Işık O. C., Kocagöz S., Akyar I., Acıbadem
- Niversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022, https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.938789
- Evaluation of the Exams for the Retention of Microbiology Laboratory Practices in Clinical Education by the Students' Perspective: A MESC Study, Gürol Y., Işık O. C., Altıntaş L., Şahiner M., Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, 2020, 19, 58, 128-143, https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.667772
- Acıbadem University Peer Guide for Distance Learning Handbook, https://www.acibadem.edu.tr/assets/uzem/kilavuzlar/ogrenci/peer-guide-distance-learning.pdf
Hobbies
- Guitar
- Drums
- Sailing
- Tennis
- Hiking
- Camping
Timeline
Project Executive, Innovator
TUBITAK 1512 BIGG
10.2022 - 05.2024
Assistant Student
ACU Biostatistics-Bioinformatics Department
09.2018 - 05.2021
Active Member, Vice President
ACU SoM Medical Education Student Commission (MESC/TEOK)
10.2017 - 07.2023
M.D. -
Acibadem University School of Medicine (SoM)
05.2017 - 05.2023
Co-founder, President, Active Member
ACU Rare Diseases Club
11.2016 - 07.2023
English Prep Programme -
Acıbadem University
09.2016 - 05.2017
Aydın Science High School
09.2012 - 05.2016
Founder, CEO, Entrepreneur
Innorare Medical Devices R&D Start-up Company
9 2022 - Current
Student representative
ACU School Of Medicine
9 2020 - 10.2022
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