Pharma & Biotechnology Middle East (PABME) 2011

The Primary Healthcare Congress, an Exhibition and Congress vertical of the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress, is the premier business-to-business forum for the Middle East`s primary Healthcare sector. The Organisers of the Abu Dhabi Medical Exhibition and Congress are pleased to announce that the PHARMA Exhibition and Congress is moving to Abu Dhabi and will be an intergral part of the Primary Healthcare Exhibition and Congress 2011.

PHARMA is the only international exhibition and conference for the Pharmaceutical industry in the Middle East. According to the recent growth trends, the pharmaceutical sector of the GCC will touch US$7.6 billion by 2014 and it will grow to US$ 9.6 billion by 2019. The UAE will comprise 35% of total GCC drug market spending with the UAE government actively encouraging foreign direct investment into the healthcare sector, emphasizing the promotion of growth within the domestic pharmaceutical industry. Approximately 85% of the UAE pharmaceutical market consists of branded products imported from the West (Source: Datamonitor).