Alongside with more than 350 international manufacturers, distributors and pharmaceutical companies from over 73 countries, Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences participates in the 19th edition of the Dubai International Pharmaceuticals & Technologies Exhibition DUPHAT, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

 

DUPHAT was opened by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group inaugurated, on behalf of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority,

Prof. Najib Al Khaja, Secretary General of Hamdan Medical Award said: "Through the exhibition, the Award will contact with more than 15,000 specialists from the pharmaceutical field in order to encourage them to be nominated to its current term 2013-2014. While 'Drug Discovery' is the topic of Grand Hamdan Award, Vaccines, Targeted Therapy and Cell Therapy are the topics of Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence".

 

"The DUPHAT conference and exhibition is classified as one of the largest events dedicated to the pharmaceutical field and related technologies, as it is approved and accredited by the Dubai Health Authority in addition to a number of international scientific organizations specialized in this field. DUPHAT has become very popular among pharmacists and specialists working in the pharmaceutical field and its technologies", Al Khaja added.