Takeda Pharmaceuticals, UAE

PHRMAG represents the interests of the 26 leading research-driven biopharmaceutical companies in the Gulf region. Acting Secretary General Shahad Mahdi outlines the association’s core priorities, how it fosters partnerships to…

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Rodrigo Rodriguez, as area head for UMEA at Takeda, leads a vast and varied region that includes Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa and is characterised by what he calls…

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While patient advocacy is still less prevalent in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than in other parts of the world and there are no UAE patient organisations among the World…

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Head of the Middle East region and GM for the Middle East & Africa affiliate, Basel Thaher outlines his 18-year career at Menarini and discusses the Italian family-run company’s footprint…

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 Speaking as GM and head of the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region, Andrew Bird, who has since become Acino’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, discusses the Swiss company’s “being global…

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Only a small percentage of global clinical research takes place in the Middle East and Africa region today. This means that full-service MEA-focused clinical research organisation PDC CRO has a…

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‘Sukoon’ means ‘tranquillity’ and ‘peace of mind’ in Hindi, Arabic and Urdu which perfectly reflects the recently rebranded Sukoon Insurance’s core purpose, according to CEO Jean-Louis Laurent Josi. He explains…

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Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP) is a non-profit organisation, founded in 1999, that supports cancer patients, their families, donors, and the overall community in the UAE. Director Aisha Abdulla Al…

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Following a turbulent few years for the healthcare industry, especially in the Middle East and Africa region, Siemens Healthineers’ Ole Per Maloy explains how the medtech giant has pivoted towards…

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Following the diagnosis of her daughter with a rare and debilitating condition eight years ago, Youmna Ouraybi Ghaziri has dedicated herself to advocating on behalf of her and other rare…

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Amgen’s Mohammed Nasser casts his eye on some of the key trends affecting healthcare and the life sciences in the Middle East and Africa, including a significant maturity in uptake…

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Newly promoted to manage Aspen’s Middle East and Europe region, Daniel Vella Friggieri outlines the rationale behind the company’s strategic reconfiguration, how the South-Africa headquartered firm is looking to expand…

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