Portfolio

Healthcare & Life Sciences

The global hub for progressive healthcare and life sciences

Abu Dhabi is home to globally renowned healthcare institutions and pharmaceutical companies, built to support the well-being of a growing population. ADQ’s portfolio companies leverage technology to shape the future of healthcare while keeping patient-centered care, diagnostics and clinical excellence at their core.

#1
Largest and most comprehensive healthcare network in the UAE
#2
Second largest regional pharma player in MENAT (excluding global scale MNCs)
28
Hospitals owned and/or operated
100+
Clinics across the UAE

Pure Health

Pure Health is an integrated healthcare solutions provider dedicated to empowering healthcare systems and improving the business of healthcare. Pure Health partners with hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, healthcare suppliers, the federal government, and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting.
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Acino

Acino is a leader in over 20 therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, cardiovascular and pain relief for high-quality pharmaceutical products in novel drug delivery forms. With its own sales force and distribution partnerships, Acino is active in more than 90 countries. As a trusted partner to pharmaceutical companies worldwide, Acino supplies bespoke one-stop solutions through contract manufacturing and out-licensing.
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Birgi Mefar Group BMG

Birgi Mefar Group is one of Turkey’s leading producers of sterile injectable products, including vials and pre-filled syringes used for vaccines. BMG also produces primary packaging ampoules and vials for other sterile injectables and specializes in the growing demand for drug lyophilization. With more than 50 years of expertise and excellence, the company exports to more than 30 countries, including markets across Europe and Asia.
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Amoun

Amoun Pharmaceutical Company S.A.E. (Amoun) is one of Egypt’s leading manufacturers, distributors, and exporters of branded pharmaceutical and animal health products. It is addressing a wide range of acute and chronic conditions and highly prevalent diseases that demand treatment with proven high-quality medication. With more than 2,500 employees, Amoun also owns one of the largest, state-of-the-art pharma plants in Egypt.
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Building an integrated healthcare platform

In 2022, ADQ merged its healthcare operations into Pure Health, creating the UAE’s largest digitally enabled healthcare provision platform. Organizations that comprise Pure Health include Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), The National Health Insurance Company PJSC (DAMAN), Tamouh Healthcare, Yas Clinic Group and Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center.

Pure Health showcases a diverse portfolio of hospital management, laboratory services, medical supplies and healthcare informatics. It is built to drive a patient centered ecosystem in the UAE, underpinned by clinical excellence, through elevated services, optimized healthcare spend and improved efficiencies across the value chain.

160+
Laboratories available across the UAE
7,000+
Hospital beds
GPO
Only central healthcare procurement in the UAE

Building a cutting-edge regional life sciences platform

ADQ is creating a regional life sciences platform that caters to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and other growth markets, including Turkey, South Africa, CIS and Latin America.

Through our strategic investments and acquisitions, we are expanding access to critical acute care and chronic care medicines. ADQ’s life sciences platform now serves doctors, patients, pharmacies and provides multinational pharmaceutical companies with a wide range of medicines and services across various therapeutic areas and dosage forms such as oral solids, liquids, capsules, and sterile injectables, with broader access to more complex medicines such as biosimilars.

90+
Wide global presence, with a focus on growth markets
5
Pharma manufacturing facilities across countries including Switzerland and the UAE
1.5 bn
Annual sterile injectables unit capacity
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Pioneering biotech capabilities

The UAE has positioned itself as a regional hub for the pharmaceutical industry and created an environment conducive to sustainable growth. To support our nation’s pharmaceutical industry to reach its full potential, we are optimizing our current pharmaceutical investments to help establish a robust life sciences R&D ecosystem, grow a highly skilled talent pool, and increase domestic manufacturing capabilities.

Developing a wellness platform

Complementing traditional medicines, ADQ is developing a wellness and alternative medicine platform. Natural therapies and alternative medicine will promote preventative healthcare and help reduce pressure on the healthcare system while encouraging healthier lifestyles.

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Creating a holistic animal health platform

Beyond human health, we have broadened our focus to create an animal health ecosystem that enables Abu Dhabi to become a regional hub for animal medication and care. By building a cutting-edge animal vaccine manufacturing facility and a complex with two state-of-the-art equine and camel hospitals, we aim to cover the full spectrum of animal healthcare provisioning serving the Middle East and Africa region, from veterinarian services and medicines to insurance and vaccinations that stave off diseases such as avian influenza, foot and mouth disease and equine influenza.