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Early life and education
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Kibar was born in İzmir , Turkey , as the grandson of Osman Kibar [tr , who was the mayor of İzmir from 1964 to 1973.[4] [5]
He attended İzmir Gazipaşa Primary School[6] Robert College . For college, he moved to the United States to attend a 3-2 program , studying economics at Pomona College [7] Caltech , and receiving a bachelor's degree from both. He did his master's degree and doctorate on biophotonics at UC San Diego .[citation needed
Career
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In the late 1990s, when he was finishing his doctorate, he invented a cancer diagnosis system, which he turned into a company called Genoptix. The company went public a few years later, and was purchased by Novartis in 2011 for $476 million.[8]
After completing his education, Kibar moved to New York City , where he worked for the hedge fund sponsor Pequot Capital .[9]
He subsequently moved back to San Diego and in August 2011 founded a biotechnology company named Wintherix with an investment of $3.5 million from his friend Cevdet Samikoğlu.[6] Biosplice .[4] Ali Sabancı and Ergun Özen. The company researches cures for articular cartilage damage , hair loss , degenerative disc disease , lung tissue regeneration , cancer , psoriasis , damaged tendons , and Alzheimer's disease .[4]
As of November 2020[update] [10] Forbes Turkey' s 2017 list of the 100 richest Turks.[11]
Personal life
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Kibar is married and has four children.[1] [6]
Despite his wealth, he spends money extremely frugally, saying that all the activities he enjoys, such as reading, playing go [6] poker player, and won the first tournament he ever entered in 2006.[12]
References
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^ Amirah, Al Idrus (August 15, 2019). "In conversation with Samumed CEO Osman Kibar: Drugging Wnt, restoring youth and unconventional capital" . FierceBiotech . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ a b c "50 milyar $'a koşan türk" (in Turkish). capital.com.tr. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2020 .
^ "İşadamı Seli Kibar yaşama veda etti" (in Turkish). yeniasir.com.tr. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2020 .
^ a b c d "İzmir'den yola çıktı Amerika'da başardı" (in Turkish). Sözcü (gazete). July 20, 2019. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2020 .
^ Norwood, Robyn (October 25, 2016). "How to Build a Fountain of Youth (Piece by Piece)" . Pomona College Magazine . Pomona College . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ "Genoptix Announces Agreement to be Acquired by Novartis" . PR Newswire . Retrieved December 18, 2023 .
^ Meiling, Brittany (April 25, 2016). "Out of the Shadows" . San Diego Business Journal . Retrieved December 18, 2023 .
^ "Osman Kibar" . Forbes . Retrieved December 4, 2020 .
^ "İşte Türkiye'nin en zengin 50 ismi" (in Turkish). CNN Türk . March 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ Dunehew, Nick (July 18, 2020). "Osman Kibar Biography" . Brooksy . Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
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