United Arab Emirates

The UAE's largest drugmaker, Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) has revealed an AED1.23bn (US$1.23bn) investment plan for 2008-2011 to expand domestic and international manufacturing,... 2007-12-13

In a move that is expected to create Gulf-based competition for the UAE's Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), Bahrain's Ithmaar Bank reportedly poised to create a rival 'Health Island'.... 2007-11-28

CROs are expanding rapidly on the back of the trend for major pharmaceutical firms to outsource various phases of the drug development process. The worldwide R&D spend on CROs... 2007-11-02

Health authorities in the UAE are set to tighten laws governing herbal remedies due to the current unsatisfactory situation whereby different Emirates have varying regulations. This... 2007-10-30

A report of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has confirmed BMI's belief that the UAE healthcare sector should experience strong growth over the next five years. The report... 2007-10-25

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has announced that it plans to buy Pioneer Canada for US$540mn. Pioneer Canada is a unit of US-based Pioneer Natural Resources, and the... 2007-08-23

Demonstrating the break-neck evolution of health provision in the Middle East, Emaar Healthcare Group (EHG) has signed an agreement with Amamah Capital to develop specialist healthcare... 2007-07-25

The Ministry of Health in the UAE has announced that it is to reduce prices for 29 pharmaceutical products, which are more expensive than in other Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC)... 2007-07-19

True to its reputation for registering the latest innovative pharmaceuticals, the UAE has approved French drug-maker

Safety questions have been raised by the US FDA over Swiss drugmaker