Our story
From a shared conviction to a trusted advisory firm — the journey behind Tulevik.
Where it all began
The life sciences industry sits at the intersection of groundbreaking science and complex commercial realities.
Tulevik was founded in 2017 by Kiirsten Suurkask, after two decades advising investors and operators on pharmaceutical manufacturing and services transactions. The firm was built around a specific conviction: that the detail determining whether a manufacturing deal works — what a facility can actually run, at what capacity, to what standard — is usually treated as a footnote in conventional deal advisory, and belongs at the centre instead.
Alain Suurkask joined as a principal in 2020, bringing corporate development and growth strategy experience across North America, Europe, and Latin America. Both principals also serve as Partners in the Pharma Services and M&A practice at Expert Insights Consulting.
How we work
Three things shape how every Tulevik engagement is run.
Principal-led, by design. Every engagement is run by one of the two principals from first conversation to close, supported by analysts and specialist consultants selected for the mandate. Large advisory firms staff deep pyramids and bill the layers; we keep senior judgement on the work and scale the support around it.
Asset-level, not market-level. Most advisory work stops at the market. Tulevik goes to the facility — capability, capacity, utilities, quality record, investment history — because that is where value and risk actually sit in a manufacturing transaction.
Deliberately limited. We take on a small number of engagements at a time. That is a constraint we accept in order to keep principals on every mandate, and it is the reason we will tell you when we are not the right firm for a piece of work.
Our philosophy
Four commitments that shape how we take on and run every engagement.
We tell clients what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. Our reputation is built on honest counsel, even when the data points in an unexpected direction.
We don't compete with our clients' internal teams — we amplify them. Our best work happens when we embed alongside your leadership and operate as an extension of your strategic function.
We intentionally limit the number of engagements we accept. This ensures every client receives senior-level attention, thorough analysis, and the responsiveness that complex decisions demand.
We measure success by the value we create, not the hours we bill. Every workstream, analysis, and recommendation is oriented toward a clearly defined strategic outcome.