This year’s Arab Health event was a brilliant showcase of the resilience and innovation of the global life sciences and healthcare industry, with over 60 countries represented and a plethora of debuts, announcements, and launches.
For the Welsh Government, this event has long proven itself to be a fantastic opportunity to showcase the best of Wales’ life sciences industry and has resulted in many trade opportunities and partnerships for our businesses.
The UAE is already well-established as one of Wales’ most important international trading partners. It is currently the UK’s largest civil export market in the Middle East and prior to Covid-19, the UAE was Wales’ largest export market outside the EU and USA with a total value of exports approaching £500 million.
For the UAE, ranked as one of the top countries for its Covid-19 response and with ambitions to continue to build its healthcare infrastructure and develop its focus on Health IT, including telemedicine and digital medicine, it’s an exciting time for the sector.
Wales’ life sciences industry is dynamic and fast-growing and currently employs more than 12,000 people, in over 360 companies, generating an approximate turnover of £2bn. We have a thriving Life Sciences hub in our capital city, Cardiff, which connects the whole sector and are a home to a number of leading medtech companies – from corporate multinationals to smaller start-ups.
With the growth of the medical sector in Mena offering great collaborative opportunities for Welsh and Mena businesses alike, the Welsh Government recently brought together some of Wales’ foremost businesses and organisations for Arab Health 2022. Representing some of the best of Wales’ life sciences innovations, specialisms and technology, the delegates spanned the full range of the sector – from surgical equipment to data science.
This included Huntleigh, a provider of innovative solutions in vascular care, fetal and patient monitoring, including solutions that can assist clinicians in improving outcomes and enhancing patient wellbeing – a winner of the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
They were joined by R&D Surgical, a veteran manufacturer of medical devices and equipment that is seeking to address the needs of the surgical community both in the UK and globally.
Also at the event were SurgiNovi, a group of orthopaedic surgeons, engineers and computer scientists dedicated to helping surgeons and patients to make joint replacement procedures and recovery from them easier, quicker and more cost effective.
EKF Diagnostics is a manufacturer of point-of-care devices and tests and clinical chemistries and contract manufacturing facilities for enzyme fermentation, and kitting services for diagnostic and medical brands. Following Arab Health, the team is now looking to meet with potential manufacturing and licensing partners.
The UAE and the wider Middle East is a key strategic market for Welsh healthcare businesses and there is a wealth of exciting new opportunities to be explored for our delegates. A willingness to share knowledge, data and technology will help life sciences companies uncover innovative new treatments and methods, as well as continuing the successful collaboration that has been necessitated by the coronavirus crisis.
For more information about the delegation, or to get in touch with one of the businesses directly, who are looking for visit their profile pages at https://tradeandinvest.wales/arab-health.
For more information on what Wales has to offer to foreign investors, please visit the Trade & Investment Wales website: tradeandinvest.wales/
Countdown to Zero exhibition will show how disease can be beaten
Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease, an international multimedia exhibition created by the American Museum of National History in collaboration with The Carter Center, will open in Abu Dhabi a month before Reaching the Last Mile.
Opening on October 15 and running until November 15, the free exhibition opens at The Galleria mall on Al Maryah Island, and has already been seen at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
How to wear a kandura
Dos
- Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion
- Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
- Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work
- Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester
Don’ts
- Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal
- Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
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Director: Raed Zeno
Rating: 4/5
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Engine 3.5L V6
Transmission 10-speed automatic
Power 421hp @ 6,000rpm
Torque 678Nm @ 3,750rpm
Fuel economy, combined 14.1L / 100km
Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
Major honours
ARSENAL
BARCELONA
- La Liga - 2013
- Copa del Rey - 2012
- Fifa Club World Cup - 2011
CHELSEA
- Premier League - 2015, 2017
- FA Cup - 2018
- League Cup - 2015
SPAIN
- World Cup - 2010
- European Championship - 2008, 2012
The specs
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Labour dispute
The insured employee may still file an ILOE claim even if a labour dispute is ongoing post termination, but the insurer may suspend or reject payment, until the courts resolve the dispute, especially if the reason for termination is contested. The outcome of the labour court proceedings can directly affect eligibility.
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Be prepared to use Covid-19 as an opportunity for your business
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Washmen Profile
Date Started: May 2015
Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Laundry
Employees: 170
Funding: about $8m
Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures
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The design
The protective shell is covered in solar panels to make use of light and produce energy. This will drastically reduce energy loss.
More than 80 per cent of the energy consumed by the French pavilion will be produced by the sun.
The architecture will control light sources to provide a highly insulated and airtight building.
The forecourt is protected from the sun and the plants will refresh the inner spaces.
A micro water treatment plant will recycle used water to supply the irrigation for the plants and to flush the toilets. This will reduce the pavilion’s need for fresh water by 30 per cent.
Energy-saving equipment will be used for all lighting and projections.
Beyond its use for the expo, the pavilion will be easy to dismantle and reuse the material.
Some elements of the metal frame can be prefabricated in a factory.
From architects to sound technicians and construction companies, a group of experts from 10 companies have created the pavilion.
Work will begin in May; the first stone will be laid in Dubai in the second quarter of 2019.
Construction of the pavilion will take 17 months from May 2019 to September 2020.
