Özcan Sahin

Özcan Sahin has a diverse work experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Currently, they hold the role of Associate Director of Business Development at Mission Bio. In this position, Sahin is committed to helping scientists develop safe and effective cell and gene therapies for oncology and precision medicine.

Prior to joining Mission Bio, Sahin worked at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Business Development Manager from 2020 to 2022, where they were responsible for driving business growth. Before that, they served as a Key Account Manager at the same company from 2018 to 2020.

Sahin's previous experience includes working at ProQR Therapeutics NV as a Senior Researcher from 2016 to 2018. At BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., they held the position of Senior Research Associate from 2015 to 2016. Sahin also worked at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson as an Assistant Scientist in Pre-clinical Sciences from 2013 to 2015.

Starting their career at Crucell in 2010, Sahin held the role of Research Technician until 2013.

Özcan Sahin obtained a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Hogeschool Leiden between the years 2006 and 2010. In addition, they hold a certification in B.App.Sc from the same institution, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.