- 13+ years of experience in the field of life sciences management, medical technology assessment and optimization of legislation in the sphere of clinical trials regulation
- 7+ years of experience in the field of clinical trials approval procedure and registration of drugs/medical devices in all regulating bodies of Central Asian region, including ministries of healthcare, central ethics bodies and others
- Was the head of the Unit of Science of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan (unit in charge of medical science throughout the country)
- Author of legislation "Rules for conducting biomedical experiments, preclinical (non-clinical) and clinical studies" (Order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 2, 2018 No. 142)
Almas Kenessary
Managing Partner
MD, PhD
Seitzhan Sypabekov
Managing Partner
MD, DBA
- 20+ years of experience in the the field of drug and medical device development
- Doctor of Business Administration degree in Healthcare Innovations from EU Business School of Montreux, Switzerland (2017)
- Founder of Galamat Group (https://galamat.group), Kazakh-Spanish manufacturing company IHT Central Asia LLP (http://ihtca.com), iHealth (online platform focused on Alzheimer, men’s health and other indications)
- Vice-President at the Central Asian Association for Clinical Trials
- Partner of Lions World Vision Institute (Fl, USA, https://lwvi.org) for corneal transplantation (since 2021)
Alexander Gulyaev
Chief Scientific Officer
MD, D.Sc.
- 40+ years of experience in research projects in the fields of pharmacology and biotechnology
- Author of 250+ scientific papers
- Thesis supervisor of 6 D.Sc. and 21 PhD dissertations
- Vice-president of KZ branch of ISPOR – The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
- Member of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Central Ethics Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Kazakh Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy
- Certificates of WHO, USAID, USP DQI, MSH
Aigul Kaptagaeva
Chief Government Relations Officer
MD, D.Sc.
- 15+ years of experience of work as a senior officer in the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its subordinate organizations
- 25+ years of experience in research projects in healthcare
- Member of the National Scientific Council under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the period 2016-2019
- Member of the boards of directors and supervisory boards of numerous medical universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Author of 120+ scientific papers and thesis supervisor of 1 PhD dissertation
Damirzhan Dauken
Chief Legal Officer
Master of Laws
- 12+ years of experience in jurisprudence, including Financial Fraud Bureau of Manhattan Attorney’s Office
- Brings over 8 years of experience in international law and financial law
- Graduate of Columbia University Law School
- Specializes in corporate law, with a focus on the intricacies of venture capital and Delaware corporate law
Margulan Tanirtayev
Chief Financial Officer
MBA
- +7 years of experience in financial reporting, investor relations and liability/capital management in the biggest financial institution in Kazakhstan
- Participated in managing of Secondary Public Offering (SPO) of shares of the biggest financial institution in Kazakhstan with a deal size over $350M
- Launched an investor relations website dedicated for international investors and analysts (halykbank.com)
- Holds a bachelor and MBA degrees from KIMEP University
Didar Bitmanov
Chief Operating Officer
DBA
- Over 8 years of experience in the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its subordinate organizations
- Counsellor to the Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Counsellor to the Director of Center Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Coordinator (Deputy Director) of the Department of Economy National Center for Expertise of Drugs and Medical Devices of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan