{"id":259398,"date":"2019-10-08T17:07:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T20:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=259398"},"modified":"2019-10-09T18:23:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T21:23:17","slug":"saudi-arabia-set-on-becoming-a-pharma-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/saudi-arabia-set-on-becoming-a-pharma-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia set on becoming a pharma hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Saudi Arabia is looking to become a pharma industry hub for the Middle East and North Africa. So said Raed Al-Swayed, vice president of Saudi Pharma Industrial Clusters<\/a>, a Ministry of Industry arm, during a presentation at the Brazil-Saudi Arabia Pharma Seminar this Tuesday (8) at the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong><\/a>, in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n

In his lecture, Al-Swayed discussed the advantages and incentives available to pharma companies looking to operate in Saudi Arabia. \u201cBrazilian companies can come to our country alone or in joint ventures (with local or foreign companies),\u201d he said. The Saudi pharma market turnover is currently USD 8.2 billion, with pills and oral solids accounting for USD 3.5 billion, and biological and biosimilar drugs growing the fastest and currently amounting to USD 1.6 billion (2018 data).<\/p>\n

Al-Swayed believes Brazil has great potential in vaccines and generic drugs. \u201cWe\u2019re optimistic that Brazilian companies will come to our country in the next few years. We\u2019re a market whose population is increasing and aging,\u201d he said. Saudi Arabia has a population of 32.6 million, which he said should reach 40 million by 2030.<\/p>\n

The executive said he\u2019s due to visit Instituto Butantan and Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) in the next few days. He also said Brazil\u2019s president Jair Bolsonaro will be a guest of honor at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference, aka Davos in the Desert<\/em>, taking place in Riyadh from October 29 to 31.<\/p>\n

The executive said he\u2019s due to visit Instituto Butantan<\/a> and Funda\u00e7\u00e3o in the next few days. He also said Brazil\u2019s president Jair Bolsonaro will be a guest of honor at the Future Investment Initiative (FII<\/a>) conference, aka Davos in the Desert<\/em>, taking place in Riyadh from October 29 to 31.<\/p>\n

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Ambassador Osmar Chohfi delivered the keynote address<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arab Chamber International Relations vice president Osmar Chohfi delivered the keynote speech. \u201cMore than being a final destination for Brazilian goods, Saudi Arabia shows great promise in becoming an export hub for pharmaceuticals, acting as a gateway to other markets across the Middle East and North Africa,\u201d said Chohfi.<\/p>\n

Bandar Alhammad, the director of the Benefit-Risk Assessment Department (BRAD) at the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA<\/a>), was also a speaker at the Seminar. He said that if a medication is approved by Brazil\u2019s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), it\u2019s also likely to comply with Gulf countries\u2019 regulations. \u201cIt\u2019s almost the same thing, but for GCC countries there\u2019s an additional requirement: products must be certified pork free and alcohol free,\u201d Alhammad explained. Items must be halal, i.e. not containing ingredients whose consumption is prohibited to Muslims.<\/p>\n

The director also said registration applications are fully online and paperwork-free. He went on to explain that the SFDA is aligned with the Vision 2030 plan to diversify the Saudi economy, and that it\u2019s looking to enter into partnerships with domestic and international public and private sector players and organizations.<\/p>\n

Speakers from Brazil included Anvisa<\/a> Biological Affairs director Bernardo Moreira; Pharmaceutical Industry Union (Sindusfarma<\/a>) Technical Affairs director Jair Calixto; and Brazilian Pharmaceutical Inputs Association (Abiquifi<\/a>) CEO Norberto Prestes. Saudi Pharma Industrial Clusters\u2019 Investment Strategy and Promotion director Adalberto Netto was the moderator. Pictured above, from left to right, are Prestes, Alhammad, Al-Swayed, Netto, Calixto and Moreira.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prestes said Abiquifi is working with Saudi Arabia as an ally for the next two years, showing Brazilian pharma companies the business opportunities in the Saudi market; doing workshops on how to enter the market and deal with regulatory issues; holding business missions; and bringing Saudi authorities to Brazil. \u201cThere are great opportunities both in exports and for companies to come to Saudi Arabia. We predict that this should happen more and more in the next three years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The event was organized by SFDA and Saudi Pharma Industrial Clusters, in partnership with Anvisa, Abiquifi and Sindusfarma, with support from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. Some 40 delegates from Brazilian companies attended, including Laborat\u00f3rio Nacional de Bioci\u00eancias (LNBio<\/a>) and pharma companies Allergan<\/a>, Blanver<\/a>, Biolab Farmac\u00eautica<\/a>, and Nortec Qu\u00edmica<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruna Garcia\/ANBA<\/div>\n
Bruna Garcia\/ANBA<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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