PHARMACEUTICAL

INDUSTRY

FEBRUARY 2022
WHY MOROCCO?
AN EXCELLENCE
DRIVEN INDUSTRY
• Industry of excellence for more
than 60 years
• Aligned with international quality
standards & classified European zone
(EU/WHO, GMP, ICH, ISO)
• Continuously investing to support local
manufacturing of quality drugs
LEADING THE AFRICAN PHARMA
INDUSTRY AND GIVING ACCESS
TO MAJOR PHARMA MARKETS
• More than 1,7 billion $ turnover
• Exports to 31 african countries
• Competitive platform
READY TO TACKLE THE INDUSTRY’S
FUTURE CHALLENGES
• Production of Covid-19 vaccines
• Development and manufacturing of
new medicines
• Vision to support the decarbonization
of the industry
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY FEBRUARY 2022
AN INDUSTRY OF EXCELLENCE

FOR OVER 60 YEARS First R&D projects

with international
expansion

Regulatory 2010
supervision of drug
Investment growth and 2020
operating conditions
multiplication of local
capabilities

1960 2000
1965 1980
Start of export
development
Start of local
manufacturing

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PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE

KEY FIGURES KEY STRENGTHS

THEY TRUST MOROCCO
1,7 Billion $ in total Internationally recognized
turnover quality of production

Wide range of products

55,000 jobs
covering all therapeutic areas

17% of the national Highly qualified and

production exported cost-effective human capital

Over 450 million units

Modern and reliable
produced per year
production facilities
(excluding export)

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MEETING INTERNATIONAL
QUALITY STANDARDS

Moroccan pharmaceutical industry National pharmaceutical laboratories

classified in the « Euro Zone » registered and certified by the most strict
by the World Health Organization health authorities

EudraGMDP

National Drug Quality Control Laboratory Continuous investments to support local

« LNPM » prequalified by the WHO and manufacturing of quality drugs:
accredited by the European Directorate for Nearly 110 Millions $ / Year Investments
the Quality of Medicines « EDQM » in industrial facilities

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COMPETITIVE ACCESS TO
MAJOR PHARMA MARKETS

1st worldwide Pharma market: 2nd worldwide Pharma market: 19.1 Bn $ market size
507.7 Bn $ 235.6 Bn $
6 to 10 days transportation
10 days transportation by sea 1 day transportation by land by sea

2006 - Free Trade Agreement 2000 - Free Trade Agreement 2019 - African continental Free
Morocco - USA Morocco - EU Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)

Source: IQVIA Market Prognosis / IQVIA Institute

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WORLD-CLASS R&D INFRASTRUCTURE

Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research

+ 190 + 200 +700

Patents Scientists and publications
The MAScIR Foundation is a moroccan
researchers
non-profit association and a cutting-edge
scientific platform that promotes and develops
technological research centers in the fields of
biotechnology, life sciences, microelectronics,
as well as materials and nanomaterials. Its
7 + 100
start-ups projects
missions are oriented towards applied research
and innovation to meet market needs.

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AGILE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

COVID-19 TESTING & MEDICINE EMPLOYMENT

TREATMENTS VACCINATION STOCKS
Continuous Active participation Optimal Preservation of
availability of in vaccine management pharmaceutical
Covid-19 treatment clinical trials and of security stocks sector jobs
medicines and manufacturing of limiting the risks throughout the
equipments screening kits of shortages pandemic crisis

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READY TO TACKLE THE INDUSTRY’S
FUTURE CHALLENGES

Morocco as a major production platform for Covid-19 vaccine

His Majesty King Mohammed VI chaired on July
5th, 2021 the signing ceremony of agreements
related to Covid-19 vaccin manufacturing project
in Morocco.
This project aims to guarantee the Kingdom’s
self-sufficiency and to make Morocco a leading
biotechnology platform on the African continent.
• 500 million $ overall Investment
• 5 million production capacity per month
before gradually increasing

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MOROCCO EXPERTISE AND KNOW-HOW
FOCUS ON SENSYO PROJECT

His Majesty King Mohammed VI chaired on January, 27th, 2022

the launching ceremony of the works for the realization of a
manufacturing plant for Covid-19 and other vaccines.
Named “SENSYO Pharmatech”, the industrial unit, the largest
platform by capacity of Fill & Finish of vaccines in Africa, will
eventually become one of the first 5 in the world.
The investment amount is between 400-500 million € ($445
million-$557 million) to ensure the production of active substances
for more than 20 vaccines, three of which would be against
coronavirus... to cover 70 % of the kingdom’s needs and more than
60% of needs across Africa.
The project aims to position Morocco as a key biotechnology
hub in Africa by integrating pharmaceutical research, clinical
development, manufacturing and marketing of biopharmaceutical
products of great necessity.

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