Swiss delegation from Geneva visits Julphar

His Excellency Mr. Guillaume Barazzone, Mayor of the City of Geneva, and Her Excellency Ms. Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE, paid a site visit to the RAK-based head office of Julphar on November 18th 2016. Accompanied by a delegation of members from different industries of Geneva, they were welcomed by His Highness Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Chairman of Julphar and Dr. Ayman Sahli, Chief Executive Officer.

 

During the meeting, His Excellency Mr. Guillaume Barazzone and Her Excellency Ms. Maya Tissafi were briefed on the company’s business and had the opportunity to visit the Julphar Insulin plant. The 20,000 square meters Julphar Insulin plant, one of the most modern biopharmaceutical manufacturing plants, is designed for producing recombinant human insulin and insulin analogues crystals (rDNA) and has the capability to produce 40 million vials of insulin per year. It is among the largest producers of insulin in the world and the only one of its kind in the MENA region.

 

The guided tour emphasized the importance of Julphar in the pharmaceutical industry, and was the opportunity for the company to showcase its latest development of business activities and operational innovations.