Erdal Can Alkoçlar is a Turkish inventor, scientist and investor. Alkoçlar is the co-founder of Mas Pharmaceuticals R&D company. He is the co-inventor of 143 applied and 282 pending patents; 44 of them being in current PCT protection. Alkoclar also is the rights holder and applicant of the largest amount of pharmaceutical ingredient patents as sole individual in Turkey. Alkoçlar has won a 4th price which is given by Turkish Patent Institute for having the 4th largest number of applied patents in 2014 and The Scientist of the Year Awards for Turkey in 2016 and 2019.