Jerzy Starak
Founder and Owner Polpharma Biologics Group
Jerzy Starak is one of the Polish entrepreneurs whose activities contributed to the modernization and innovative development of the Polish economy. A visionary full of courage and determination in realizing ever new business challenges.
Jerzy Starak played a key role in the development of the Polish pharmaceutical sector. In 2000, he became the owner of Polpharma S.A. Ambitious modernization processes, huge investments in research and laboratory infrastructure and cooperation with top class specialists made Polpharma S.A. a European leader in the production of generic drugs.
In 2010, Jerzy Starak, inspired by the global direction in pharmaceutical development, made the decision to expand his business activities into production of biological drugs. Already in 2012, the first Research and Development Center opened in the Gdańsk Science and Technology Park and in 2020 another modern Center for Development and Production on an industrial scale began its activities in Warsaw-Duchnice. Today, Polpharma Biologics is the largest biosimilar drug development company in this part of Europe, operating in partnerships with global leaders in the pharmaceutical market.