About us
Consulting with uninterrupted scientific discipline since 2010
Mentor Ar-Ge was founded in Ankara in May 2010. It has operated from Hacettepe Technopark in Ankara since 2015 and from Germantown, MD since 2023, serving clients in Türkiye and the United States.
From science to the healthcare industry since 2010
Mentor Ar-Ge provides scientific consulting to pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic and food-supplement companies.
- Founding partners who are professors of pharmacology and pharmaceutical toxicology
- A team with long-standing service on commissions of TITCK (Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency) and SGK (Social Security Institution)
- Coverage of the full path from authorization to reimbursement, with a broad specialist team
Prof. Dr. Bülent Gümüşel
Founding Partner · General Manager
Professor of pharmacology; appointments on TITCK scientific commissions and the SGK Medical and Economic Evaluation Commission; Dean at Hacettepe University and Rector at Lokman Hekim University. 100+ scientific articles
- Pharmacology
- Regulatory affairs
- Reimbursement
- Health policy
Career timeline
Red rows highlight key milestones.
1988 · Academia
Graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy.
1989 · Academia
Started as a research assistant in the Department of Pharmacology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy.
1992 · Academia
Earned an MSc in Pharmacology at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences.
1994–1996 · International
Conducted doctoral thesis research at Tulane University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Research Laboratory (New Orleans), USA.
1997 · Academia
Completed his PhD in Pharmacology and became an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology.
1999–2010 · Public sector
Served on the Preliminary Evaluation, Biological Products, Pharmacology and Main Commissions at TITCK.
2000 · Academia
Earned the title of associate professor.
2001–2005 · Professional association
Secretary General of the Ankara Chamber of Pharmacists, Turkish Pharmacists' Association.
2005 · International
Visiting researcher at Louisiana State University Medical Center, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology (Shreveport).
2005–2011 · Professional association
Secretary General of the Turkish Pharmacological Society.
2006–2010 · Public sector
Academic member of the Social Security Institution's Medical and Economic Evaluation Committee.
2007 · Academia
Became a professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy.
2010 · Mentor Ar-Ge
Founded Mentor Ar-Ge Eğitim ve Danışmanlık at Ankara University Technopark.
2012–2016 · Leadership
Dean of Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy.
2015 · Mentor Ar-Ge
Mentor Ar-Ge moved its operations to Hacettepe University Technopark.
2015–2019 · Leadership
Chair of the Council of Deans of Faculties of Pharmacy.
2016–2018 · Leadership
Dean of Erzincan University Faculty of Pharmacy.
2016–2019 · Public sector
Deputy Chair of the Pharmacy Specialization Board of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health.
2018 · Academia
Retired from Hacettepe University and took part in the establishment of Lokman Hekim University.
2018 · International
Visiting researcher at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Toxicology Research Center (Chicago), USA.
2018–2019 · Leadership
Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Vice Rector at Lokman Hekim University.
2018–2023 · Academia
Faculty member and Head of the Department of Pharmacology at Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Pharmacy.
2019–2022 · Leadership
Rector of Lokman Hekim University.
2023 · Mentor Ar-Ge
Founded Mentor Research and Development LLC in Maryland, USA.
Present · Academia
Faculty member and Head of the Department of Pharmacology at Istanbul Okan University Faculty of Pharmacy.
Prof. Dr. Belma Koçer Gümüşel
Founding Partner · Head of Mentor Academy
Professor of pharmaceutical toxicology; European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) and Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS). Founding member of ECZAKDER and ECZAK; YÖKAK evaluator. 150+ scientific articles
- Toxicology
- Safety
- Regulatory affairs
- Cosmetics
Career timeline
Red rows highlight key milestones.
1990 · Academia
Graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy and started as a research assistant in the Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology the same year.
1993 · Academia
Earned an MSc in Pharmaceutical Toxicology at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences.
1999 · Academia
Completed her PhD in Pharmaceutical Toxicology.
1999–2000 · International
Conducted postdoctoral research with a French Government Scholarship at the Oxidative Stress Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble, and the Nucleic Acid Lesions Laboratory, Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Biology, CEA Grenoble.
2004 · Academia
Earned the title of associate professor.
2006–2010 · Leadership
Vice Dean of Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy.
2010 · Academia
Became a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy.
2011 · International
Earned the title of European Registered Toxicologist (ERT).
2012–2019 · Professional association
Secretary General of the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Pharmacy Education Programs (ECZAKDER), of which she is a founding member.
2013–2018 · Leadership
Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology at Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy.
2018 · Academia
Retired from Hacettepe University and took part in the establishment of Lokman Hekim University.
2018 · International
Visiting researcher at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Toxicology Research Center (Chicago), USA.
2018–2019 · Leadership
Founding Director of Lokman Hekim University Institute of Health Sciences.
2019–2023 · Leadership
Dean of Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Pharmacy; also served on the Executive Board of the Council of Deans of Faculties of Pharmacy during this period.
2019–2023 · Leadership
Director of the LHÜ Continuing Education Center (LHÜSEM) and the Translational Medicine Application and Research Center (LHUTUAM).
2024 · International
Became a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS), USA.
Present · Academia
Faculty member and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology at Istanbul Okan University Faculty of Pharmacy.
Other roles
Roles for which no dates are specified in the CV.
- Member of the Pharmacology, Cosmetics and Biocidal Scientific Advisory Commissions at TITCK, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health.
- Member of the Ministry of Agriculture's Scientific Advisory Commissions on Contaminants and Food Supplements.
- Founding member of the National Pharmacy Education Accreditation Board (ECZAK).
- Evaluated numerous universities as an evaluator for the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK).
- Partner at Mentor Ar-Ge Eğitim ve Danışmanlık and head of Mentor Ar-Ge Academy.
A professional team of pharmacists, physicians and software developers
Why Mentor R&D
Move beyond the standard service model: work with a team that understands you
We deliver the same work as a conventional consultancy — with the Mentor R&D difference.
| Conventional consulting | Mentor R&D |
|---|---|
| A different firm at each stage | One team across the whole process, from idea to reimbursement |
| Generalist expertise | The right specialist for each specific report, delivered on a single platform |
| Data held on third-party services | Data on our own server (MentorSuperIntelligence) |
| Türkiye-only or overseas-only service | A global service approach covering Türkiye + the USA and Europe (FDA & EMA) |
| Guesswork about the authority’s position | First-hand insight from a team that has served on TITCK/SGK commissions |
“Behind every report there is a name; behind every process, one team. From science to the healthcare industry.”
Mentor R&D in numbers
- combined years of field experience
- 150+
- completed projects
- 5000+
- scientific publications
- 2500+
- professionals trained
- 10,0000+