Tagged with Middle East

Global Over the past year, PharmaBoardroom has spoken to pharma executives the world over, collecting unique perspectives from all sides of the industry. Here are the ten most-read interviews of 2022 that range from conversations with one of Korea’s top CDMOs to the American generics association and the Italian regulatory agency,…

Egypt Boehringer Ingelheim’s Marianne Abou Elkheir, General Manager and Head of Human Pharma for Levant, Iraq and North-East Africa (LINEA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), walks us through her career trajectory and her experiences in leading pharma and medtech organisations. In addition, she dives into Egypt’s healthcare transformation and trends in the…

Middle East & Africa Samir Khalil, executive director for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Middle East and Africa, touts the USD 1.1 trillion that its member companies have invested in R&D since 2000 and analyses the opportunities in Egypt as the country moves closer to implementing universal healthcare. In addition, he…

Middle East & Africa Apart from a maturing regulatory environment and the expansion of healthcare coverage across the region, a number of other factors are contributing to the evolution of the MEA pharma market. Results from the second wave of a PhRMA-commisioned IQVIA market access study covering Saudi Arabia (KSA), UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan,…

Middle East & Africa Diginova Health Solutions is a platform that incubates and invests in digital health startups and collaborates with governments and regulators to bring digital solutions to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Healthcare management veteran, founding partner & CEO, Sarper Tanli, discusses the opportunities and challenges posed by digitilisation…

Middle East & Africa Approaching two years in her position as GSK’s Vice President and General Manager for the Gulf region, Gizem Akalin, PhD, outlines the tremendous growth potential of her region, draws on her digital marketing expertise to reflect on the future of commercial teams post-COVID, and highlights why the UAE should become…

Middle East & Africa Within the context of the MEA region’s maturing regulatory environment, the expansion of healthcare coverage and regulatory changes aimed at making the New Molecular Entities (NMEs) review process more efficient, registrations have increased in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Tunisia and Egypt, but slowed down in other territories. Results from the second…

South Africa Some of the top pharma news coming out of South Africa including Afrigen’s partnership with US National Institutes of Health (NIH), BioNTech’s efforts to bring an mRNA start-to-finish vaccine manufacturing network to Africa and Ascendis Health’s deal with Austell Pharmaceuticals for its pharma division.   Afrigen partners with US National Institutes…

Middle East & Africa Most of the Middle East & Africa’s largest markets continue to grow, but Saudi Arabia remains at the top with the region’s largest pharma market, valued at USD 8.5 billion.   Hecho conVisme Infographic Maker   See the complete set of Saudi Arabia Facts & Figures from PharmaBoardroom’s Healthcare &…

Middle East & Africa  Fujifilm’s managing director for the Middle East, Michio Kondo, outlines the company’s move from products to comprehensive healthcare solutions, and how this transformation aligns with the GCC region’s view on the future of healthcare. In addition, Kondo comments on the recognition of the made-in-Japan brand, the implementation of AI in…

Middle East & Africa Mediclinic Middle East’s CEO David Hadley explains the UAE’s response to the pandemic and how Mediclinic was involved. He also discusses the oversupply of hospitals and other healthcare trends in the region. The pandemic encouraged people to focus more on their health in one way or another. This creates the…

UAE Mohamed Galal, VP and Head of Bayer’s Consumer Health Division in the Middle East, draws upon his 16 years of experience with the company to discuss their digitalization approach to position themselves as the partner of choice. Moreover, he reveals how the UAE is taking an innovative approach to addressing…