Tagged with Egypt

Pharma Egypt is at the ‘golden stage’ for investment, claims Boehringer Ingelheim country head Mohamed El-Sahhar, who explains how the company is expanding their organization in Egypt ahead of an expansion into diabetes and oncology.  Egypt’s international image is still heavily influenced by the political instability of 2011 to 2013; what…

Pharma Pharmed Healthcare is the only Egyptian company to hold a License from the innovator to produce generic sofosbuvir, but faces competition from at least ten different companies in the market. Given your experience in trying to combat the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is an epidemic in Egypt, what are some…

Pharma The Managing Director of MSD Egypt highlights MSD’s unique incentives to further collaborate with the Egyptian medical community and explains how market peculiarities shape product launches in developing countries like Egypt. As newly appointed Managing Director for MSD Egypt, could you please outline your objectives and ambitions in the Egyptian…

Pharma Dr. Mohamed El Ganayni, Managing Director at UniPharma discusses the challenges in standing out among a crowd of Egyptian pharmaceutical manufacturers, elaborates on his ambitions to become a Top 30 local pharma player and gives an insight into his strategy to enter the European market by 2020. To begin, can…

Pharma Empty markets, where strong and growing demand exists but local supply does not, offer the most potential to prospective investors in Egypt, according to Delta Pharma Bio general manager Mohamed Aldeeb. Aldeeb goes on to explain that such markets include oncology, biosimilars, and baby formula. What makes Egypt ‘the land of…

Pharma Deputy Minister of Health for Pharmaceutical Affairs Tarek Salman discusses how pharmaceutical regulation in Egypt is taking a leap forward, with the introduction of new legislation with parallel registration process that will bring approval timelines under 21 months, and the imminent establishment of the Egyptian Drug Authority, which will merge…

Pharma In Egypt’s diverse marketplace, Novo Nordisk is bringing care to patients across the country with a range of products ranging from affordable established insulin to their most recent generation of innovative products. At the same time, they are investing in localizing production of insulin in Egypt and encouraging best practices in diabetes…

Pharma Abbvie has taking a leading role in the Egyptian pharmaceutical industry by bringing their new all-oral hepatitis C treatment to Egypt, the country with the highest prevalence of the disease in the world, making the company a major stakeholder in the country’s highest priority healthcare issue. How would you assess…

Pharma Bayer broke into the top ten multinationals in Egypt this year, after achieving a remarkable 110 percent growth over the last two years. General manager Hatem Safei discusses the developments that drove this strong expansion, and the overall potential he sees in the healthcare market going forward. What are the…

Pharma  Country manager AbdelAziz Shaheen discusses Pfizer’s current and recent investments in Egypt, which include significant contributions to the continuous education of Egyptian pharmacists and health care professionals. With 54 years history in Egypt, expanding manufacturing operations, and ambitions to see Egypt to become a production hub for Africa, Pfizer Egypt is…

Pharma “Egypt will become the largest market for pharmaceuticals within the region in the next three years”; Ahsraf Elkhouly, Executive Director the Egyptian Society for Pharmaceutical Research (ESPR), highlights Egypt’s untapped potential and explains the challenges currently being overcome in Egypt’s pharmaceutical sector. What makes Egypt the ‘go to’ market in…

Pharma “Egypt: the golden gate to Africa” – The head of the export council of medical industries reviews the remaining obstacles on the way to double the value of Egyptian exports until 2018, and explains his vision of an African Union with Egypt positioned at its center. Could you please give…