Pharmaceuticals sector: with 218 plants, Algeria reinforces its position as African leader
Algeria is in the process of positioning itself as a key player in the pharmaceutical sector in Africa, with ambitious initiatives aimed at developing the local industry and reducing its dependence on imports. Read more…
Pharmaceutical industry: Saidal signs two memorandums of understanding with two private laboratories for the production of innovative treatments
Yesterday in Algiers, the Saidal Group signed two memorandums of understanding with two private laboratories, with a view to strengthening cooperation in the development and production of innovative treatments. Read more…
Bouira aims to become a hub for pharmaceutical production
The wilaya of Bouira aims to position itself as a major centre for pharmaceutical production on a national scale. Read more…
Maghreb: a pharmaceutical giant makes a big announcement
Since its creation in 1982, Saidal, the flagship of the Algerian pharmaceutical industry, has established itself as a major player in the production of generic medicines in Algeria. This state-owned group, which grew out of the restructuring of the Algerian Central Pharmacy, has developed a broad portfolio of products covering a range of therapeutic classes. […]
Pharmaceutical industry: ways of strengthening Algerian producers’ access to African markets examined
A meeting on Saturday between the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Ouacim Kouidri, and the Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for African Affairs, Bakhta Selma Mansouri, focused on improving access to African markets for Algerian producers of medicines and medical devices. Read more…
The pharmaceutical industry attracts investors: Qatar Pharma Group plans to set up in Algeria
Algeria is continuing its ascent in the pharmaceutical industry, a sector in the throes of change, driven by strategic reforms and rapidly expanding local production. Read more…
Saidal insulin pens on sale before the end of Ramadhan
The marketing of insulin pens produced locally by the Saïdal Group laboratories will be launched “before the end of the current month of Ramadhan”, the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Wassim Kouidri, announced on Tuesday in Constantine. Read more…
Médéa: Saidal’s active ingredient manufacturing unit to be relaunched in June
The active ingredient manufacturing unit for antibiotics at the Saïdal Group’s “Antibiotical” complex in Médéa will resume operations next June, the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Wassim Kouidri, announced yesterday. Read more…
Insulin produced by Saidal: A step towards pharmaceutical sovereignty
Yesterday, Imène Belabbas, Central Director of Pharmaco-Economics at the Ministry for the Pharmaceutical Industry, spoke on Algerian Radio about the crucial issue of drug coverage on the local market. Read more…
Algeria’s pharmaceutical industry has made great strides in recent years
The pharmaceutical industry and the production of medicines have made “great strides” in recent years in Algeria, thanks to projects launched across the country’s various regions, Ouacim Kouidri, the Minister for the Pharmaceutical Industry, was pleased to announce on Tuesday in Bouira. Read more…
Algeria’s first bioequivalence study for a drug
Yesterday, Sunday, in Algiers, the Algerian bioequivalence center “Equival Biocenter” presented its first bioequivalence study to demonstrate the therapeutic efficacy of a generic antibiotic produced by the state-owned pharmaceutical group “Saidal”. Read more…
Towards pharmaceutical self-sufficiency
Algeria has taken a crucial step in its strategy of pharmaceutical self-sufficiency, with the official inauguration of the second private bioequivalence center launched by Clinica Group. Read more…
Inauguration of a state-of-the-art control laboratory
Algeria has taken a decisive step forward in the pharmaceutical sector with the inauguration of a new state-of-the-art central laboratory at the Agence Nationale des Produits Pharmaceutiques (ANPP). Read more…
Mr. Aoun instructs to facilitate drug registration via digital platform
The Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production, Ali Aoun, issued instructions yesterday in Algiers to facilitate the registration of medicines via the digital platform dedicated to this operation, according to a Ministry press release. Read more…
Insulin “Made in Algeria” conquers the Arab market: revenues of €250 million expected by 2025
A new era is dawning for the Algerian pharmaceutical industry. The Biocare Group has just announced the imminent launch next week of its first entirely locally-produced insulin pen, Bio Mix and Bio Rapid. Read more…
The Saidal method
To meet its development needs and expand its production and diversification capacities, the Saidal Group has taken over the WPS production site at Oued Smar, set up in 1998 in partnership with Sanofi Laboratories. Read more…
Groupe Saidal : Aoun appelle à l’accélération du rythme de réalisation des projets en cours
Le ministre de l’Industrie et de la Production pharmaceutique, Ali Aoun, a appelé, samedi à Alger, les cadres du groupe « Saidal » à « l’accélération du rythme de réalisation des projets en cours et à l’exploitation complète de la capacité de production des différentes usines afin de répondre aux exigences du marché. Lire la suite…
L’insuline 100 % algérienne commercialisée dès la semaine prochaine
Ce produit, fabriqué par le groupe Biocare Biotech, portant les dénominations « Bio Mix », sera disponible et destiné à toutes les tranches d’âge, des enfants aux personnes âgées. Lire la suite…
Saidal: Construction of 2 drug manufacturing units in Mostaganem
The Wali of Mostaganem, Ahmed Boudouh, recently inspected the progress of construction work on two production units for ophthalmic and veterinary medicines, located in the commune of Mazaghran. Read more…
Novo Nordisk Algeria to export insulin pens to Africa from September
Novo Nordisk Algeria will begin exporting modern insulin pens to Africa in September 2024, according to a press release issued by the company on Sunday. Read more…
Saidal: Launch of an infant milk production project
The launch of a project to produce infant milk and flour was announced in Algiers on Monday, as part of a cooperative venture between a national private operator and the Saidal Group. Read more…
Production of anti-cancer drugs: IMGSA group unit opens for business
A unit specialising in the manufacture of anti-cancer drugs, belonging to the “IMGSA” group (Industries pharma), began operating on Thursday in Ain M’lila, in the wilaya of Oum El Bouaghi. Read more…
Pharmaceutical industry: three plants inaugurated in Bouira
These units were inaugurated by the Minister for Industry and Pharmaceutical Production, Ali Aoun, who paid a working and inspection visit to the wilaya, accompanied by the Minister for National Education, Abdelhakim Belaabed, and the Wali, Abdelkrim Laamouri. Read more…
Saïdal aims to generate 10% of its sales from exports
The Saïdal Group is aiming to generate 10% of its sales from exports in the short term, targeting the African market as a priority, its CEO Ouassim Kouidri announced on Monday in Algiers. Read more…
Production de médicaments anticancéreux : Entrée en activité d’une unité du groupe IMGSA
La cérémonie de lancement de l’activité de cette unité de ce groupe qui produit également des antibiotiques et des gants médicaux a été présidée par la wali d’Oum El Bouaghi, Aïssa Aïssat en présence du directeur de promotion de la production pharmaceutique au ministère de l’Industrie et de la Production pharmaceutique, Réda Belkacemi, selon l’APS. Lire la […]
Aoun visits the Sanofi plant in Algiers
On Wednesday, the Minister for Industry and Pharmaceutical Production visited the Sanofi laboratories plant in Sidi Abdallah (Algiers), to see how production was progressing, according to a ministry press release. Read more…
Production of pharmaceutical raw materials: construction of three new sites in Batna
On Tuesday, the Minister for Industry and Pharmaceutical Production, Ali Aoun, laid the foundation stone for the construction of three new production sites for pharmaceutical raw materials. Mr Aoun was accompanied by the Minister for Hydraulics, Taha Derbal, and the Wali of Batna, Mohamed Ben Malek, according to a statement from the ministry.Read more…
Medicines: Exports expected to reach $80 million by 2024
Exports of medicines should reach 80 million dollars by the end of the current year, in parallel with a fall in the import bill, according to forecasts from the sector. This was indicated a the Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production, Ali Aoun, who was a guest on Monday on the Forum of Channel I […]
Saidal launches Phoenix Biotech project
On Saturday May 18, the Saidal Group launched the Phoenix Biotech project in Médéa to manufacture pharmaceutical raw materials from natural plant extracts, in particular palm. Read more…
Aoun: “Pharmaceutical production in Algeria will exceed 80% this year”.
The Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production, Ali Aoun, has revealed that his ministerial department expects pharmaceutical production in Algeria to exceed 80% during 2024, reaching a value of 4 billion dollars. Read more…