Başak Canbulat Guyot is an international business development expert at healthcare and tech sectors with more than a decade of experience supporting the global expansion and internationalization of healthcare services, medical technologies, and pharmaceutical industries.
She previously served as Health Business Council Coordinator at the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK), Turkey’s leading international business federation and the equivalent of MEDEF in France and FEB in Belgium. In this role, she managed Turkey’s long-standing health industry cluster, coordinating international health delegations, business forums, and strategic partnerships while facilitating bilateral negotiations in global markets.
During her tenure, she worked closely with private hospital groups, doctor associations, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and medical technology suppliers, supporting their international market access and cross-border healthcare collaborations. She has organized and participated in numerous international business forums, bilateral trade missions, and partnership initiatives across more than 60 countries, building a strong global network within the healthcare ecosystem.
After relocating from Istanbul to Lille in 2021, she founded Healing Abroad in 2023, an international healthcare consulting firm dedicated to supporting organizations seeking to expand in global healthcare markets.
As an independent international business development consultant, she advises healthcare organizations, health technology companies, pharmaceutical organizations, and tech companies on market entry strategy, distributor engagement, international partnership development, and global positioning.
She provides long term, result-oriented and customized business services to her clients. Her ambition is to help healthcare companies translate global health policy insights and comparative healthcare systems knowledge into concrete business opportunities, build sustainable health partnerships, and successfully navigate them for their international expansions at global markets.
Services Offered:
1. International Business Development Consulting for Healthcare Groups, Health and Tech Companies
– We provide international business development strategies and implementation services for the hospitals, healthcare groups and technology companies in order to expand their business services in world markets.
2. International Business Development Consulting for Medical Sector
– We provide international business development consulting services for medical equipment and medical device suppliers or life sciences companies to expand their business at international markets and to find best partners or distributors for developing their international trade.
3. Valuable insights for the International Healthcare Sector
– We provide up-to-date information and value-added guidance services about comparative healthcare systems, working conditions of the medical professionals, and their mobility process in other countries.
In summary, Healing Abroad is dynamic and well-connected, ready to provide tailored international business development consulting services for healthcare and medical sectors as well as valuable guidance services for the medical professionals.