With the acceptance of the project application under KOSGEB’s TEKMER Support Program, Acıbadem University Technology Development Center (TEKMER) was established in September 2022 to begin its entrepreneurial and company formation activities.
Operating for one year, TEKMER Inc. provides support to entrepreneurs and businesses with ideas in the health and technology sectors by offering services in pre-incubation, incubation, and post-incubation processes, including business development, access to financial resources, management, training, consultancy, mentorship, office space, and network participation.
Within one year, TEKMER Inc. has achieved a 90% occupancy rate, and the companies' activities have shown the following distribution during this period.
The consortium, consisting of Boğaziçi University Technology Transfer Office, Siemens Healthineers, and Acıbadem University TEKMER, has been authorized by TÜBİTAK to be a TÜBİTAK 1513 Implementing Organization.
In collaboration with Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Acıbadem University TEKMER Inc., Acıbadem Labmed Health Services Inc., and Siemens Healthineers Turkey-Innovation Think Tank, the Future of Laboratories (FOL2) Incubation Program has been launched for relevant SMEs and startups working in laboratory diagnostics. This incubation program aims to contribute to the entrepreneurial journey of relevant SMEs and startups through jointly organized training programs and mentorship, as well as to foster and support the emergence of innovative ideas.