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Ahmed Moustafa – General Manager Gulf Countries, Amgen

Ahmed Moustafa outlines the incredible development of the healthcare ecosystem in the UAE driven by a rapid ramping up of the country’s health infrastructure and a willingness on the part…

Ahmad Abu Dahab – Vice President Middle East, Turkey, and Northern Africa,…

Ahmad Abu Dahab became the first Middle East employee for Swedish-headquartered haematology, immunology and specialty care player Sobi back in 2012 and now serves as VP for the entire Middle…

Are Emerging Markets Back on Pharma’s Priority List?

As profit margins in established markets decreased, “pharmerging markets” became the new El Dorado for pharma and medtech companies in the 2010s. Many put in big investments only to discover…

Hassan Herrou – General Manager Middle East & Africa, CSL Behring

CSL Behring – which specalises in plasma-derived, and recombination therapeutic products – has undergone significant expansion in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region in recent years under Hassan Herrou.…

Joe Henein – President & CEO, Newbridge Pharmaceuticals

NewBridge Pharmaceuticals’ Joe Henein describes how his MENA-focused specialty innovative biopharma distributor has developed over the last 13 years to become a market leader; looks at some of the key…

Khaled Harb – CEO, Dar Al Dawa

Less than two years into position as CEO of MENA-wide pharma and consumer health player Dar Al Dawa, Khaled Harb looks back on what has already been achieved and the…

Mohamed Abu Shawish – Cluster General Manager GCC, Kyowa Kirin

Mohamed Abu Shawish discusses some of the core challenges facing rare disease patients in the GCC region and how Kyowa Kirin is engaging in multi-stakeholder partnerships across the healthcare sector…

Jorge A. Guzman – CEO, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ranks as the UAE’s best hospital, in the top 150 globally, and recently opened a new comprehensive state-of-the-art cancer centre. CEO Dr Jorge A. Guzman outlines…

Sara Al Dallal – President, Emirates Health Economics Society

Founded in July 2020, the Emirates Health Economics Society – led by Dr Sara Al Dallal – aims to create a space for the discussion of health economics within the…

Mohamed Ezz Eldin – Head, Novartis Gulf

Mohamed Ezz Eldin oversees Novartis operations in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. He outlines how the company’s strategy has evolved in the Gulf region following the spin-off of…

Omer Abdel Rahman – CEO, Burjeel Hospital

Burjeel Hospital is one of Abu Dhabi’s leading private healthcare facilities, and – as CEO Omer Abdel Rahman explains – is at the forefront of pushing forward medical innovation and…

Naim Hanna – General Manager Middle East & Gulf, Pierre Fabre Group

French-headquartered Pierre Fabre has merged its dermo cosmetics and medical care arms under a single management team over the past four years; a strategy that has helped the firm to…