Founders & scientific team
The people who sign every batch.
Founder-operators who run the factory themselves: Senad on production, Esef on product development. Behind every formulation, every ISO release and every regulatory dossier sits a scientific team whose CVs run from Tuzla to ALMBIH and ALKALOID, people who have shipped pharma for 40 years.
Co-founder & CEO
Senad Bećirović
Founder · Operations · Signs off every batch release
Senad runs the factory in Srebrenik. He cut the ribbon on PharmScale's production line on October 15, 2022 and has been on the floor almost every day since.
His job is that nothing leaves the building he has not seen pass. That means owning the production schedule, the QC release, the audit calendar with TÜV Thüringen and the relationships with raw-material suppliers.
"My signature is on every batch that leaves this factory. If it does not pass the independent lab, it does not ship, and there is nobody who can overrule that."
References
- Founder & CEO: opened the Srebrenik facility in October 2022.
- Operations lead: ISO 22000 + ISO 22716 GMP audits, FDA registration, full QC release.
- Final say: no batch is released without his sign-off.
- Hands-on production: sets the production schedule, walks the line daily.
Co-founder & Brand Operator
Esef Ćosić
Product development · PureNADH · EU + U.S. markets
Esef is PharmScale's product-development lead and co-founder. He sets the formulation specs, the packaging brief and the registration paperwork that turn an idea into a product allowed on a shelf.
He also runs PureNADH, our U.S. brand, made on this very line. That closes the loop: the person deciding what goes into a bottle is the same person a customer emails when something is wrong with it. He knows what regulators flag because our own dossiers go through them, and what the market rewards because our own products sit in it.
"The day we would have to explain a bad batch to a customer by blaming a plant we do not own is the day this stops being our business. So we own it."
References
- Brand owner: runs PureNADH in the U.S. and consumer products in EU pharmacies, made on this line.
- Product development lead: formulation specs, packaging, registration paperwork.
- Market knowledge: what regulators flag and what the shelf actually rewards, applied to our own products.
- Markets: ships and registers across the EU and the United States.
Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Emeritus Midhat Jašić
Professor Emeritus, University of Tuzla · Croatian Academy of Technical Sciences
One of the most influential voices in nutritional science in Southeast Europe, scientifically grounded, practical, and forward-looking. For over 30 years, he has connected research, teaching, and industry.
With more than 30 specialized books and 150 publications in top journals, he shapes the discipline. Focus areas: modern nutritional approaches, ISO and Halal certification, quality management in the food industry.
He advises governments, companies and ISO committees on food safety and nutrition standards.
What this means for the product: The standards our products are built to are the same standards Midhat helped write for ISO committees, years before any of our formulations reached a bench.
References
- Pioneer in food safety: implements ISO and Halal standards for transparency and consumer protection.
- International expertise: collaborations with universities in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
- Academic leadership: 30+ years of teaching, research, and industry.
- Consulting & policy shaping: advises governments, companies, and ISO committees.
- Awards: multiple honors for innovations in food and global standards.
Scientific Advisory Board
MPharm Emilija S. Aleksovska
R&D Director, ZADA Pharmaceuticals · ALKALOID Skopje · JAKA 80
Internationally recognized pharmacy expert with 40 years of experience in research, formulation development, and production management. As R&D and Production Director at ZADA Pharmaceuticals (BiH) and in leadership roles at ALKALOID Skopje and JAKA 80, she has shaped the pharmaceutical industry of Southeast Europe.
Pioneer in the development of ketoprofen microspheres, enteric-coated mesalazine tablets, orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs), and halal-certified medicines.
Recipient of the DPhG Innovation Prize (German Pharmaceutical Society) and "Local Company of the Year" at the Eurasian Pharma Awards 2023.
What this means for the product: 40 years of pharmaceutical R&D experience reviewing every formulation we release. The difference between a supplement that contains exactly what the label says and one that gets recalled is in the testing, and Emilija has run those tests at scale longer than most supplement companies have existed.
References
- Pharmacy pioneer: development of microspheres, ODTs, and modified-release systems.
- Globally connected: partnerships in Southeast Europe, Germany, and Turkey.
- Science & practice: 40 years in research and production leadership.
- Standardization: advisor to international pharmaceutical committees.
- Awarded: DPhG Innovation Prize and "Local Company of the Year" (2023).
Regulatory Affairs
Jasna Tubić, MPharm
Master of Pharmacy · Pharmacovigilance Specialist · University of Tuzla
Master of Pharmacy with 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, bringing essential regulatory expertise to PharmScale. Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Tuzla (2017).
Currently serves as Pharmacovigilance & Material Vigilance Specialist at UNIFARM d.o.o, responsible for 24-hour intake and processing of adverse reaction reports, drug and supplement registration with ALMBIH, and maintenance of marketing authorizations.
Her expertise covers the full regulatory cycle, from first registration and variations through pharmacovigilance and material vigilance. Trained by Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Kenvue, TÜV Adria, EDUEXPERT.
What this means for the product: Every registration dossier behind our products is prepared by someone Pfizer trained, who files variations with regulators as routine work rather than as a one-off project.
References
- Education: Master of Pharmacy, University of Tuzla (2017).
- 24/7 pharmacovigilance: intake and processing of adverse reaction reports, ALMBIH reporting per legal deadlines.
- Product registration: drugs, medical devices, and food supplements for the BiH market.
- Essential drug lists: inclusion on FBiH cantonal and RS positive lists.
- International training: Pfizer (PCEC), Johnson & Johnson, Kenvue, TÜV Adria, EDUEXPERT.
- ISO compliance: work in line with ISO procedures and anti-corruption policies (FCPA).