Tagged with MENA

Pharma Faces Mouloud Boukhachab, Pierre Fabre’s managing director for Africa, the Middle East and Turkey, took on the new responsibilities of his current position in March 2020 at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. In a recent interview with PharmaBoardroom, Boukhachab outlined the career trajectory that has led him to his current…

UAE Working non-stop to catch up with its footprint in other regions, Boston Scientific is investing heavily in the MENA markets. Tarek El Rahbani, managing director for the region, shares the company’s change in strategy, opting to have enhanced direct presence in the region. Moreover, he explains why Boston Scientific’s therapies…

Morocco Karim Lahlou of Moroccan pharma manufacturer Iberma discusses the firm’s evolution in recent years, the abundant opportunities for Iberma in the African market, and why strong international partnerships will help the company thrive in the future.   While we continue developing new business ideas, we are capitalizing on our stable…

Morocco Mohamed El Bouhmadi, president and CEO of Zenith Pharma, walks us through the company’s evolution since we last met in 2015. He shares his strategy to position the company as the Moroccan champion in Africa through in-house product development and production as well as implementing an export strategy in close…

UAE Neil McMaster, GAC Dubai’s General Manager Contract Logistics, discusses the key investments his company has made to stand out as the region’s go-to healthcare and pharmaceutical logistics provider, offering added-value services and high-quality customer standards. He also introduces GAC Dubai’s new high-tech building facility, reveals the key trends and challenges…

MEA Pierre Fabre’s recently appointed head for Africa, the Middle East and Turkey, Mouloud Boukhachab, outlines his career trajectory, having worked and managed in geographies as diverse as BeNeLux and Morocco. Boukhachab also states his priorities for his new position and his strategy for navigating the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and lockdown…

UAE Emcure, a fully-integrated Indian pharmaceutical company with a global presence, has invested in Dubai as an operational hub for the Middle East, North and West Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Amr El-Neklawy, Emcure’s general manager for the region, explains how the company’s wide product offering and culture attracted him to the…

Morocco Ali Besri, Pfizer Morocco GM and North Africa Lead reveals the importance of Morocco’s stability and assets allowing the country to be recognized internationally for its manufacturing investments and capabilities and highlights how Pfizer has capitalized on this with a footprint in the country for over half a century. Looking…

Janssen Myriem Tamimy gives an overview of the ongoing situation for Janssen and pharma multinationals more generally in Morocco, discusses the next steps in the authorities’ pharma strategy and the role that multinationals will have in the process, and highlights the challenges related to managing in a time of COVID-19.  …

UAE Ousama Al Haj, director for UAE, Bahrain, Oman & Qatar at AstraZeneca, highlights the company’s substantial growth and favourable position in the Gulf markets, explains how the company is overcoming the local healthcare dynamics by partnering with local authorities to offer patients’ platforms instead of products, and analyzes AstraZeneca’s future…

UAE PharmaBoardroom’s latest country report gives an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of one of the most strategic and innovation-friendly nations on earth: The UAE.   The UAE’s pharma market was predicted to grow to USD four billion in 2020, representing a CAGR of 8.5 percent from 2019. The country sits at…

Medtech Global medtech giant Medtronic manages a highly diverse region that spans both developed and developing markets from its UAE offices. The firm continues to see growth potential in both types of markets, as well as abundant opportunities to improve outcomes for potentially millions of patients through its technologies.   Diverse…