Dr. Selcuk Ozceada

Director

Dr. Selçuk Ozceada, with a PhD and an MBA, is an entrepreneur with proven track record in scientific academia, business and public sectors. A true multinational with 30 years of living and working experience in the UK, Norway, USA, Turkey and Cyprus on pharmaceuticals and healthcare. BSc in Biochemistry at Kings College, London University. Master’s in clinical Biochemistry at leading medical schools of London University. Doctorate in Immunology from St. Thomas' Medical School, London University. MBA from Warwick University in the UK. Owner of two companies dealing in human and veterinary pharmaceuticals wholesaling and distribution; and providing business development to international companies, specializing on biotechnology and vaccines.

Dr Ozceada is a Non-Executive Director and shareholder at Vaccicorp Africa, he previously served as Under Secretary to the Ministry of Health, directing the provision of healthcare in North Cyprus; and as a pharmaceutical management consultant in UK, provided strategic advice to multinational pharmaceutical companies on product development.

While doing his post-doctorate in Oslo, Dr. Ozceada played a pivotal role in assisting the Norwegian Department of Health in establishing a treatment and rehabilitation center for Norwegian rheumatic patients in Turkey.

Özceada has 23 publications in international journals on immunology, mainly on autoimmunity and antibody genetics. His four-year postdoctoral studies at the National Hospital in Oslo led to his interest and hypothesis on immunogenetics of HIV infections and cancer.