DoktorClub Awards 2024 winners announced: 107,000 physicians voted
The eighth DoktorClub Awards were presented on 24 January 2025 at a ceremony at Fişekhane Istanbul attended by more than 500 guests. Awards were presented in 19 categories across 9 main groups.
Highlights
- The jury determined 64 finalists; the winners were chosen by more than 107,000 DoktorClub member physicians.
- Awards were presented in 19 categories across 9 main groups.
- The Honorary Award went to Prof. Dr. Selçuk Erez.
- Deva Holding received an award in pharmaceutical R&D, Iradets in medical devices, and Happ Teknoloji ve Sağlık in startups.
Istanbul, 27 January 2025 – DoktorClub Awards 2024 winners were honored at a ceremony held on 24 January 2025 at Fişekhane Istanbul. In the awards program, organized for the eighth time, awards were presented in 19 categories across 9 main groups. More than 107,000 DoktorClub member physicians chose the winners by vote from among 64 finalists determined by the jury.
“As jury chair, the moment I find most exciting every year is the moment voting closes. This year, more than 107,000 physicians voted. This is the clearest sign that physicians in Türkiye want a say in the future of the healthcare ecosystem. I thank every colleague who voted.”
Gökçe YaraşanFounder & CEO, DoktorClubSelected winners
- Honorary Award: Prof. Dr. Selçuk Erez
- Pharmaceutical R&D: Deva Holding
- Social Responsibility: Recordati İlaç
- Medical Device: Iradets A.Ş.
- Biotechnology: Erciyes Üniversitesi Nanoteknoloji Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi (Erciyes University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center)
- Health Startup: Happ Teknoloji ve Sağlık
- Institution: İnegöl Devlet Hastanesi (İnegöl State Hospital)
Recordati İlaç received an award in the social responsibility category for the second year in a row. The prominence of university centers and young companies in the biotechnology and health startup categories showed that the program has become a showcase for domestic innovation.
“This year, large pharmaceutical companies sat side by side in the hall with startups bringing their first product to the field. The most valuable aspect of DoktorClub Awards is that it brings together every scale of the sector around the physician's assessment. We thank the winners and all the stakeholders who contributed.”
Işıl VergiliGeneral Manager, DoktorClubAbout DoktorClub Awards
DoktorClub Awards, known as Türkiye's Health Awards, is an annual awards program organized by DoktorClub since 2017. The program recognizes physicians' scientific, clinical and social contributions; the R&D and social responsibility work of the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors; health startups; the innovative practices of public and private healthcare institutions; and civil society projects. Applications are first evaluated by an independent jury of scientific and industry members; finalists are then put to a vote by the verified physician members of the DoktorClub platform. Categories, the jury and past winners are available at doktorclubawards.com.
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About DoktorClub
DoktorClub is a free digital platform exclusively for physicians, with verified membership, founded in 2013 by Gökçe Yaraşan. With more than 116,000 members across all 81 provinces, it is Türkiye’s largest digital physician community; more than 94,500 members are physicians with a registered specialty and more than 21,700 are medical students and interns. Under a single account, the platform offers physician-reviewed health news, DoktorClub Academy continuing medical education, a congress calendar, a question bank for TUS (Türkiye’s medical specialty entrance exam), medical calculators and DOKGPT, an AI assistant built for physicians. Held since 2017, the DoktorClub Awards are Türkiye’s health awards, with winners chosen by the votes of the platform’s physician members. DoktorClub is operated by Mobisera Bilişim İç ve Dış Ticaret Ltd. Şti. doktorclub.com
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Sources and coverage
Source: doktorclub.com/en/press-center/doktorclub-awards-2024-winners-announced