About Our Company

Centum Collective acts as a strategic bridge—aligning the right products with the right partners to enable successful commercialization in complex markets:

For manufacturers

Geographic expansion across the globe into new markets, leveraging our on-the-ground experience and established networks across 5 continents.

For distributors

Portfolio expansion through access to innovative assets, supported by regulatory, market access, and commercialization expertise.

Our Approach

Founded by five former Pharma leaders with over a century of combined commercial experience, Centum Collective team collectively launched 250+ products, held direct P&L responsibility exceeding $10B, and built commercial operations across 100+ countries and 10+ therapeutic areas.

Our team brings deep expertise in oncology, rare disease, primary care, specialty care, and vaccines—with particular strength in Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and China.

We don't advise from the sidelines. We've led the launches, managed the P&Ls, and navigated the regulatory landscapes ourselves.

Meet the Team

  • Dilara Balkan, MD, PhD

    PARTNER

    PREVIOUS KEY ROLES

    VP, Eastern Europe Medical Lead

    VP, Emerging Markets & China Specialty Care, Inflammation and Immunology Medical Lead

    Regulatory Affairs Lead

    CORE EXPERTISE

    Medical affairs

    Regulatory affairs

    Real world evidence & HEOR strategy

    Medical launch excellence

    Opinion leader engagement

    GEOGRAPHICAL KNOW-HOW

    Europe, Turkiye, Africa, Middle East, Emerging Markets and China

  • Selim Sezgin, MBA

    PARTNER

    PREVIOUS KEY ROLES

    VP, Oncology, Rare Diseases, Hospital, Inflammation & Immunology,  Internal Medicine

    Global COVID Anti-Virals Lead

    General Manager – Thailand & Indochina Cluster

    Country Lead, Finland

    CORE EXPERTISE

    General management

    P&L ownership

    Global LOE management

    Global launch and commercialization

    GEOGRAPHICAL KNOW-HOW

    Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Emerging Markets and China

  • Elif Aral

    PARTNER

    PREVIOUS KEY ROLES

    SVP, Regional President, Middle East, Africa  and Russia

    Global Commercial Leadership, Cardiovascular & Vaccines

    Country Manager, Turkiye

    CORE EXPERTISE

    General management

    P&L ownership

    Policy shaping. pricing & reimbursement, public-private partnerships

    Global brands management

    GEOGRAPHICAL KNOW-HOW

    Africa, Middle East, Russia, Turkiye, Emerging Markets and China

  • Emre Utkan, MBA

    PARTNER

    PREVIOUS KEY ROLES

    US Biosimilars Franchise Lead

    Global & Regional Marketing Leadership, Inflammation & Immunology, Rare Diseases

    Regional Commercial Lead,  Latin America

    CORE EXPERTISE

    Biosimilars

    Payer contracting

    Pricing optimization

    Launch excellence

    Supply planning and SKU optimization

    Startups and entrepreneurship

    GEOGRAPHICAL KNOW-HOW

    Latin America, United States, Emerging Markets, Europe