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their families – ‘We Always
Put Patient First’ is one of our
three core values. Our values
and mantra have been created
by our employees. They live
by our mission of Commit.
Connect. Cure
The complementarity of
management – Each brings a
set of skills and expertise
Our Focused approach on
the rare and genetic disease
segment – This has positioned
us as the primary experts
in the field in the MENA
region. Many companies are
approaching us for either a
commercial partnership or
strategic advice
Our staff – We have been able
to create a bond with our
staff that brings a family-type
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atmosphere to Genpharm.
We have been able to promote
from within and many of our
employees have appreciated
the early risk that was taken
on. We have introduced a
Employee Share Option Plan
to reward and retain our best
performers
The trust and patience
of shareholders and the
boardroom – We are
very fortunate to have
shareholders that have taken
the long-term view with us
and a supportive board
Where do you see your
company a couple of years
from now?
We feel we are only at the
beginning of our growth potential.
We can do so much more,
help more patients, support
more companies in launching
successfully their innovative
drugs. Although we have been
approached recently by more
than a couple of entities and
individuals interested to acquire
us or buy equity, we feel that
since we have become profitable,
we can still grow organically
and generate value for our early
shareholders without diluting
anyone’s capital.
For every entrepreneur, being
able to grow a company from the
ground, turning into a sustainable
and profitable business is a huge
success. We firmly believe that
once this stage is reached, the rest
will take care on its own.
SR
Leadership | Genpharm
Karim Smaira
Co-founder & CEO
Kamel Ghammachi
Co-founder & Chairman
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