About DUPHAT

Where the Entire Pharmaceutical industry meets

DUPHAT was conceptualized to support the pharmaceutical industry of the local market. In the last 25 years, DUPHAT has become a brand that is recognized as the largest pharmaceutical event in Middle East and Africa.

The event has been instrumental platform for all pharmaceutical stakeholders to launch new products, learn about new technologies and developments, acquire scientific knowledge, as well as a famous rich ground for networking. DUPHAT is marked in region’s the calendars of every industry C-level and pharmacists.

DUPHAT exhibition spans the entire value chain of the industry from drugs manufacturing of medicine, OTC and retail products distribution within the pharmacy network. The growing population, the improvement of healthcare system together combined with the regional affluent lifestyle make the pharmaceutical segment a lucrative industry.

The recent developments in the region is reflected at DUPHAT and this is highlighted by focusing on both – the upstream and downstream segments of the entire pharma industry in Middle East and Africa.

Why the Pharmaceutical Industry is looking at the Middle East?

The commitment of the governments in the region to develop the healthcare infrastructure is a key driver of growth within the healthcare market.
The MENA Region’s pharmaceutical and healthcare markets was forecasted USD 182.43 Billion in 2018 to reach up to USD 213.1 Billion by 2021.
The UAE sector growth valued from USD 16.96 Billion in 2017 to USD 17.88 Billion in 2018, to reach up to USD 21.27 billion in 2021.
MENA expenditure in the pharmaceutical market in 2018 was valued in USD 33.5 Billion with forecasted +3.5% y-o-y.
The rapid population growth has a rising demand in medicine that indicates a long-term supply of medicines.
With the region’s high burden of lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer projects long-term treatments that continue to stimulate demand to generic and innovative pharma manufacturers.
Cheaper and affordable medicine is being implemented and initiated by MENA governments therefore, local and direct manufacturing production is highly encouraged in the region.
Dubai is the Pharmaceutical Hub of the Middle East

Patronage

The event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, UAE and President of Dubai Health Authority. DUPHAT 2020– The 25th Dubai International Pharmaceuticals & Technologies Conference & Exhibition has developed to be one of the most recognized and significant pharmaceutical event in the Middle East and North Africa.

What is Duphat?

DUPHAT has grown tremendously since our modest beginnings back in 1995 and has quickly established itself as the unique Pharma event for the Middle East and North Africa markets with some of the top 100 global Pharma companies branding it as the ‘must-attend’ event for the Pharmaceutical industry in the region.

DUPHAT has over the years attracted pharmaceutical companies from across the globe and support the quickly expanding industry in the region. After 22 years of success, we have dedicated in 2017 a specialized exhibition for the manufacturing sector: DUPHAT-TECH.

DUPHAT finished formulations, supplements and retail pharmacy and DUPHAT- TECH is now representing the entire pharma value chain within 1 place.

DUPHAT – TECH brings together upstream & midstream pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, from raw material, machinery, quality control and R&D to the medical coding, labelling, storage & logistics.

DUPHAT Thus, endeavors to provide a complete solution to the pharma industry, from manufacture to supply to the end consumer.