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Best in Biotech 12 Dec 2023

Five biotech companies based in Dubai you should know about

The Middle East’s industry is rapidly growing, with several key players emerging in the region. Notably, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are at the forefront of this expansion. Our focus today zeros in on the UAE, particularly Dubai and its biotech companies, renowned for being one of the most strategic and […]

December 12, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jules Adam

In Depth 20 Oct 2023

Is Africa ready to become the next big biopharma and vaccine manufacturing destination?

Localizing pharma manufacturing worldwide is an extremely important step, and it holds particular significance for Africa. The continent is more vulnerable to disease burdens and lags behind other continents when it comes to vaccine and general healthcare access. Localized manufacturing could help people in Africa gain easier and more affordable access to vaccines and other […]

October 20, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 28 Sep 2022

The 5 hottest private biotechs in South Africa

Biotechnology companies are sprouting in South Africa’s maturing life sciences industry. We’ve listed five private biotech companies that have turned heads in the last few years. South Africa boasts the second biggest economy in Africa after Nigeria. While famous for its rich mineral wealth, South Africa’s economy has diversified widely in the past decades to […]

September 28, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 26 Aug 2022

First gene therapy for adults with severe hemophilia approved by EC

The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorization for a gene therapy to treat severe hemophilia A in adults it was announced yesterday (August 25). BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.’s Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) treats the congenital factor 8 deficiency in adults patients without a history of factor VIII inhibitors without detectable antibodies to adeno-associated virus serotype […]

August 26, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 24 Jun 2022

Covid and malaria vaccines on track for mass production in Rwanda

Construction of the first African messenger RNA (mRNA) manufacturing facility has started in Africa. This means Biopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech) SE is a step closer to producing mRNA vaccines that teach human cells how to make a protein that will trigger an immune response inside the body. The company is a next generation immunotherapy company […]

June 24, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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