Tagged with MRC

Rare Diseases in Saudi Arabia: Challenges & Opportunities

Saudi Arabia Rare Diseases in Saudi Arabia: Challenges & Opportunities

Saudi Arabia Rare diseases, by definition, only affect small patient populations. However, when the more than 7,000 known rare conditions are taken together, their impact on health, societies, and economies is enormous. Moreover, over 90 percent of rare diseases have no known treatment, and rare disease patients often face delayed diagnoses and…

Ahmed Alaskar – Executive Director, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)

Saudi Arabia Ahmed Alaskar – Executive Director, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)

Saudi Arabia Dr Ahmed Alaskar, Executive Director of KAIMRC, provides an update on the development of Saudi Arabia’s growing biotech ecosystem over the past four years. He shares insights into the Kingdom’s National Biotech Strategy and the development of early-stage clinical trial capabilities. Dr. Alaskar also highlights the Kingdom’s unique advantages in…

Ahmed Alaskar – Executive Director, KAIMRC, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Ahmed Alaskar – Executive Director, KAIMRC, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Dr Ahmed Alaskar is executive director of the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC); president of the Saudi Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (SSBMT); professor of Consultant Adult Hematology & HSCT at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and chairman of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology…

UK Charities: The Funding Giants of Medical Research

UK UK Charities: The Funding Giants of Medical Research

UK One notable quirk of the British life sciences ecosystem is the importance of its not-for-profit sector. Indeed, in 2017, UK charities poured GBP 1.6 billion (USD 2.1 billion) into medical research; more than both the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Simon Gillespie, chief…

Interview: Sir John Savill – Chief Executive (2010-2018), Medical Research Council (MRC), UK

UK Interview: Sir John Savill – Chief Executive (2010-2018), Medical Research Council (MRC), UK

UK Sir John Savill, chief executive of the Medical Research Council between 2010 and 2018, discusses the organization’s transition into part of the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grouping, the highlights of his tenure in terms of medical research in the UK, and the potential pitfalls of the Brexit process.…

Aisling Burnand – CEO, Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), UK

UK Aisling Burnand – CEO, Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), UK

UK Aisling Burnand, CEO of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), shares the organization’s vision and the significant contributions of its member charities to the life sciences R&D ecosystem in the UK. She also outlines some of the main trends within the sector including digitalization and new models of fundraising,…