Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu visited Turkey’s embassy in Washington as part of his official contacts in the United States.
Turkey’s embassy in Washington said that Minister Memişoğlu and his delegation were welcomed at the embassy.
Memişoğlu and his delegation welcomed at the embassy
“We were pleased to welcome our Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu, who visited Washington and held official meetings as part of his trip to the United States, and his valued delegation at our embassy,” the embassy said in a social media post.
The post also included photographs from the visit. The images show Minister Memişoğlu attending the meeting held at the embassy with his delegation.
Health and biotechnology contacts in the United States
Memişoğlu’s visit to Washington came as part of his broader contacts in the United States. In the days preceding the visit, the health minister inspected various institutions operating in the fields of health technologies and biotechnology.
On the first day of his program, Memişoğlu visited Hermes Biosciences, founded by Stanford University bioengineering professor Dr. Utkan Demirci, and received information about its work on cancer, regenerative medicine, and organ and tissue damage.
On the second day of his contacts, Memişoğlu visited the laboratories of Stanford Medicine, MBC and Genentech, examining research in health technologies and biotechnology. He also received information about the production processes of the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System.
Minister Memişoğlu’s program in the United States continued with contacts in health technologies, biotechnology, research and development, and innovative treatment methods.