Industry news

Agreement between Saidal and Novo Nordisk: Latest-generation insulin coming soon

Good news for diabetics in Algeria. The local development of innovative treatments is gathering pace with the forthcoming production of the latest-generation insulin, which will be developed and distributed in the country. Read more…

4th edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair – Pharmaceutical industry: partnerships worth 400 million dollars planned

The ambition is to build a “genuine” African pharmaceutical industry, “capable of ensuring” the continent’s health sovereignty and giving it “greater weight” on the world stage.

Launch of the Saïdal vaccine production project in Annaba

Yesterday, Monday, the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Wassim Kouidri, launched a new investment project by the public group Saïdal, located in the El Bouni industrial zone (wilaya of Annaba). Read more…

Saidal to boost exports of pharmaceutical products to the Libyan market

On Sunday 05 October, the Saidal Group welcomed a Libyan delegation to the signing of a memorandum of understanding aimed at consolidating and developing pharmaceutical cooperation between Algeria and Libya. Read more…

Orion LAB announces new healthcare initiatives in Algeria and for export

Orion LAB is kicking off the new academic year with a series of strategic initiatives, affirming its position as a major player in Algeria’s pharmaceutical industry. The company is marking its presence on the international stage with two key events.

Saidal signs memorandum of understanding with US biopharmaceutical group

On Tuesday 2 September, Saidal signed a memorandum of understanding with the American biopharmaceutical group AbbVie, the national industrial group said in a press release.

Batna: RAYANOX launches an industrial expansion project

Oran-based RAYANOX will shortly be launching a major industrial expansion project in the wilaya of Batna. Read more…

Pharmaceutical industry: the Minister announces a new strategy

The national pharmaceutical industry is now focusing its strategy on the production of innovative medicines in order to gain greater access to foreign markets, particularly in Africa and the Arab world. Read more…

Saidal: Production up, sales to exceed DA22 billion by 2024

The Saidal Group confirms its recovery with a sharp rise in financial results. At its Annual General Meeting, the leading public pharmaceutical company unveiled a promising 2024 balance sheet. Read more…

Hikma Algérie inaugurates its first injectables plant in Algiers

Also the first of its kind in North Africa, this Hikma plant is designed to reduce imports and strengthen Algeria’s pharmaceutical autonomy. Read more…

Medicines: Algeria goes on the offensive in Africa

In the wake of closer diplomatic ties between Algeria and Zimbabwe, the two countries are embarking on a new phase in their economic partnership, this time in the strategic health sector. Read more…

Pharmaceuticals industry: 25% of African plants located in Algeria

The latest visit by the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry to Sétif provided an opportunity to measure the progress made in terms of investment in the production of medicines, and the willingness of pharmacies to switch from distribution to production. Read more…

Saidal: delivery of the Research, Development and Innovation Centre before the end of 2025

The Research, Development and Innovation Centre belonging to the Saidal Group will be handed over before the end of the year, the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Ouacim Kouidri, announced on Tuesday in Algiers. Read more…

As Wassim Kouidri announced yesterday during a tour of Algiers: local production of medicines has reached 80%.

Algeria currently has 80% local production of medicines, with saturation in some categories. Read more…

Construction of a sterilisation unit imminent

The construction of a sterilisation unit is imminent, essential for the local manufacture of medical devices, announced the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Ouassim Kouidri, in Algiers on Tuesday. Read more…

Pharmaceutical industry: Jordan plans to step up cooperation with Algeria

The Jordanian Minister of Health, Firas Ibrahim Al Hawari, said on Monday in Algiers that cooperation between Algeria and Jordan in the pharmaceutical industry was “very fruitful”, expressing his country’s desire to strengthen this bilateral cooperation, according to a press release from the Ministry of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Read more…

Saïdal expands its export portfolio: 200 new products for the Mauritanian market

The agreement signed between the two parties is not limited to distribution. Once health authorisations have been obtained, SAIDAL’s medicines will be produced locally through technical cooperation with the Chinguity Pharma plant. Read more…

Saidal partners with a Chinese conglomerate

A strategic partnership was signed on Saturday 31 May 2025 between the Saidal pharmaceutical group and the Chinese conglomerate Truking, marking a major step forward in the production of anti-cancer drugs in Algeria. Read more…

The Saidal Group launches production of an anti-cancer drug

The Pharmaceutical Industry Minister Kassem Koueidri announced on Thursday in Algiers that the Sidal Group has started manufacturing an innovative drug for the treatment of some types of cancer, which has been marketed since the beginning of this year through the central pharmacy of hospitals, APS reported, quoting Minister of Pharmaceutical Industry Kassem Koueidri. Read […]

Partenariat de Saidal avec un conglomérat chinois

Un partenariat stratégique a été scellé ce samedi 31 mai 2025 entre le groupe pharmaceutique Saidal et le conglomérat chinois Truking, marquant une avancée majeure dans la production de médicaments anticancéreux en Algérie. Lire la suite…

Le groupe Saidal lance la fabrication d’un médicament contre le cancer

Le groupe Saidal a entamé la fabrication d’un médicament innovant destiné au traitement de certains types de cancer, commercialisé depuis le début de l’année en cours via la Pharmacie centrale des hôpitaux (PCH), a annoncé, jeudi à Alger, le ministre de l’Industrie pharmaceutique, Ouacim Kouidri, cité par l’APS. Lire la suite…

Industrie pharmaceutique, la production atteint un seuil remarquable

L’industrie pharmaceutique, la production nationale atteint un seuil remarquable avec une couverture estimée à 76,8%. Lire la suite…

Algeria: Saïdal to launch 3 production units before the end of 2025

The state-owned Saïdal Group, a major player in Algeria’s pharmaceutical industry, is committed to commissioning three new production units before the end of 2025. Read more…

Pharmaceutical products: Algeria wants to step up exports

Algeria is stepping up the development of its pharmaceutical industry in order to make its products more competitive on international markets and encourage exports of locally-produced medicines. The country is now aiming for World Health Organisation (WHO) level 3 maturity. Read more…