cyprus association of research and development pharmaceutical companies cyprus association of research and development pharmaceutical companies the cyprus association of research and development pharmaceutical companies is a trade association in cyprus, established in 2006. it welcomed the establishment of gesy, the national health system of cyprus, in 2017. in november 2022 it organised a conference entitled a new era for health care in cyprus: embrace, evaluate, evolve to review the steps and achievements in the three years since the introduction of gesy. kyriakos mikellis was re-elected president in 2022.