THE companies developing innovative projects on a technology basis, Teknopark Istanbul stand out as Türkiye’s national team in technology. They also draw immense interest in the global arena and open doors to international cooperation. Teknopark Istanbul is the innovation centre of local production from defence to information technology, healthcare to cosmetics. Some of this year’s prominent companies in the centre are as follows.

1. Solar panels generating power at night

Light Way Chemistry, located in Teknopark Istanbul, is preparing to render solar panels capable of generating power at night with its G-GES project. On the other hand, the company’s Luminous project focuses on plants radiating light at night. Light Way Chemistry has been developing make-up products that radiate light in cosmetics. The company carries out distinctive R&D activities that already attracts the attention of North America and Europe. Light Way Chemistry’s story dates back to the night of the Marmara Earthquake in 1999. Stuck in darkness following the quake, Hümeyra Ergin Işık decided to build the company: “I decided to make something for everyone stuck in darkness. This was not just because of the trauma caused by the earthquake; it emerged from the desire to shed light on people’s lives. Today, we are developing technologies that enhance energy efficiency and facilitate all aspects of life without damaging the environment. Our company has a simple yet powerful vision: Making the world a lighter place.”

2. Healing the wounds caused by cancer treatment

Mouth sores and skin defects emerge in 40% of cancer patients due to implemented treatments. Such wounds cause significant pain and sometimes cause the patients to quit their treatments. Umayana, operating in Teknopark Istanbul, developed a product that supports healing skin defects and mouth sores arising from cancer treatment. The product also prevents these defects and sores from reemerging. The products under the brand Murnia are also effective in treating skin and mucosa irritations. Umayana launched another product on the market. This one supports wound recovery and can also be used for animals.

3. Carrying staff and students with artificial intelligence

Digital transformation is now also effective in transport. Vita Rnd Teknoloji, based in Teknopark Istanbul, developed a ‘full-featured’ application based on an artificial intelligence algorithm. This product accompanies the student’s journeys from home to school in a reliable and monitorable way. This high-tech application attracted demands from Germany and Cote d’Ivoire. Founder of vita Rnd Teknoloji Sarp Tardu Orduhan stated that they aimed to create an online transport marketplace that gathers the supply and demand in a joint platform by expanding all types of road transport service to the digital base. Regarding the applications they developed in the transport area, Orphan highlighted four high-tech applications, including transport management systems for students, staff, tourism and vehicle rescue services.

4. Instant underground and underwater detection

Azarge Inc., active in Teknopark Istanbul, developed a device capable of subterranean analysis. The device that draws attraction worldwide can analyze underground data and report to the user via tablet computers on the underground materials, their depth and coordinates. The device can report all living organisms and inanimate things that exist either 412 meters underground or 616 meters in the seas and offers various usages such as discovering mineral resources and natural gas or even finding treasures. This device can be used mainly in search and rescue operations in our country, existing in the seismic belt in search or discovery and detection operations in the defence industry. Ahmet Zengin, one of the company’s founders, noted that the radar developed due to 16 years of R&D activities could analyze the transmitted data through artificial intelligence and display the depth, coordinates and type of material to the user over the tablet. Zengin added that they aimed to install the subterranean radar on a drone for airborne detection.

5. Stream your content

Dudolive, operating as part of Teknopark Cube Beyoğlu Incubation Center, developed a platform that allows users to stream and watch on mobile devices and websites.

Anyone can generate content, watch, and join programs in the project fully accomplished with local resources by Dudolive. The company’s founder, Abdullah Koyuncu, stated that their operations were led by a young and innovative team and described the platform: “Our platform enables the users to stream and watch content via Streamkey over both mobile devices and our website. They can generate and watch content. Thanks to our user-friendly interface and mobile payment integration, anyone can easily use our platform. We offer an ideal environment for game addicts, entertainment fans, astrology fans and art and music lovers. Users can watch live streams over a mobile application or a website interface and join them. Besides, we address a wide range of streamers through operations compatible with popular streaming applications such as OBS and Streamlabs.”

6.  Innovative technology in orthopedic surgeries

Bozoq, based in Teknopark Istanbul, can design and manufacture the devices used in orthopedic surgeries. The company develops the traction devices used in arthroscopy surgeries to perform traction processes and exports them to eleven countries. Rising through the ranks and now manufacturing innovative high-tech orthopedic devices, the founder of the company, Güray Yılmaz, said:

“We launched the ‘Robotic Mono-Lateral External Fixator’ project for bone deformities, and it is a first in the world. We own the product’s patent. We are working on an extensible nail project to be used in limb lighting surgeries, aligning with our innovative character.”

7. New methods in intestinal cancer and colon surgeries

Founder of Wafi Sağlık located in Istanbul Teknopark Incubation Center Prof. Dr. Vafi Atalay developed the Wafi procedure that does not contain the side effects of conventional intestinal cancer treatment and colon surgeries. Millions of people in the world give up colon surgery because of the treatments’ quite irritating side effects - however, the ‘domestic device’ developed by Prof. Dr. Atalay is more affordable, practical, and accessible to relieve such discomfort.

Prof. Dr. Atalay on the Wafi procedure: “The surgery method I developed is a modern alternative to Colostomy. I have been implementing this method for intestinal cancer patients for eight years. The classic surgery requires a second operation to close the pouch, which causes numerous complications. The method I developed, however, does not require any follow-up surgeries or cause complications. I implemented this method on many patients from various countries. The patients are quite satisfied. Our invention has been published by the most prestigious magazines in Europe. We collaborated with the New York University and demonstrated that this method is more advantageous than classical surgery.”