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UAE Baptiste de Clarens lays out how Sanofi is leveraging its innovative vaccine pipeline, including high-dose flu vaccines and RSV monoclonal antibodies, to drive growth in the GCC region. Despite challenges like vaccine scepticism in adult immunisation, the company is focused on strengthening vaccination infrastructure and public health awareness. de Clarens…

Saudi Arabia The latest pharmaceutical industry and healthcare news from the Middle East and Africa (MEA), including Eva Pharma’s rheumatoid arthritis deal with Eli Lilly; Avalon Pharmaceuticals’ global expansion ambitions; the agreement between Lifera and Novo Nordisk for Saudi insulin production;Kelix Bio’s four pharma acquisitions, and Aspen’s EUR 500 million financing package…

Saudi Arabia Ashraf Daoud lays out how AbbVie is fully aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, focusing on innovation, partnerships with governmental bodies, and local talent development to drive healthcare transformation. He explains why the establishment of AbbVie’s regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia highlights the country’s importance in the Middle East, aiming…

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia – by many measures the cultural, social, and economic epicentre of the Arab and Islamic worlds – is currently undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime transfiguration. The country’s ‘Vision 2030’ transformation plan has not only been radically reshaping the national economy and reducing its dependence on petroleum revenues but has also…

Saudi Arabia Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, accounting for 74 percent of all deaths and more than three out of four years lived with a disability. These chronic conditions – which cannot be transmitted from person to person and often require long-term or lifelong care –…

Saudi Arabia Attracting, developing, and retaining talented workers – both Saudi and foreign – is perhaps the key sticking point to Saudi Arabia achieving its ambitious transformation targets. Thus far this has involved both ‘carrot’ and ‘stick’ initiatives, ranging from tax incentives and specialised training programs on one side, to mandatory ‘Saudization’…

Saudi Arabia The Batterjee Group evolved from medical distribution in the 1920s to pioneering the first pharmacy chain in Saudi Arabia and establishing the largest private hospital network in the Middle East. They are expanding further into Asia and other regions, diversifying into areas like medical education, fitness, and IT healthcare solutions.…

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Local Content & Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA) aims to enhance local economic growth by increasing domestic expenditure through strategic government procurement. The organization’s mission is to promote knowledge-based policies and tools, ensuring that local content development is prioritized across all sectors, particularly healthcare, in alignment with Saudi Vision…

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has made major progress on the road to implementing the healthcare reforms set out in its Vision 2030. Assistant Minister of Health Dr Mohammed Alabdulaali speaks to PharmaBoardroom about that progress and plans to further pursue the Kingdom’s digital transformation, integrate preventive care and expand healthcare infrastructure. Additionally,…

Saudi Arabia Dr Mahmoud Alyamani, Health & Well-Being Sector Head at NEOM, the sustainable region taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia. He discusses NEOM’s innovative healthcare vision, emphasizing a proactive, data-driven approach using digital twins and AI. He also highlights the importance of global partnerships to co-create advanced health solutions and NEOM’s…

Saudi Arabia After various leadership roles at Takeda over the course of ten years, Khaled Sary has taken on the position of general manager for the West Gulf cluster, which encompasses Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. In conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Sary discusses the significant growth the Japanese pharma has seen in…

Saudi Arabia Established as one of the initiatives launched by the Ministry of Health within Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the Saudi National Institute for Health (Saudi NIH) aims to strengthen the Kingdom’s biomedical research landscape, funding high impact research and enhancing alignment with regulatory bodies. CEO and former academic Prof Fars Alanazi…