Precision Medicine and Functional Genomics 2022

The Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health in Qatar is the sole authority responsible for all issues related to public health affairs in the country, supervising the provision of healthcare services in the country, providing preventive and curative health services of international reputation and global appreciation, as well as spreading and raising health awareness. It is also responsible for regulating the private sector’s establishment of health facilities and overseeing them, and supervising the health insurance system, hospitals, and primary health care centers, and the practice of medical, allied, and pharmacy professions.
Moreover, The Ministry is working on developing electronic and medical strategies and capabilities, supporting an enabling system for innovative health care research, maintaining a system for preparedness and response to national health emergencies, supervising the treatment of citizens abroad, and regulating food safety issues.
 
The Ministry is working on developing an integrated and comprehensive healthcare system, managed according to world-class standards, with accessible health services to the entire population in line with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 to ensure continuous care, develop frameworks to provide healthcare services to priority populations and introduce new tools and procedures to support patient care and transfer of knowledge among different healthcare systems.
 
The Ministry of Public Health and its affiliated institutions (Hamad Medical Corporation, Primary Healthcare Corporation and Naufar) have achieved significant milestones; Qatar has laid the foundations to a strong global health system, and Qatar's healthcare system has seen an important development and improvement in recent decades. Investment in new health facilities, services and techniques has contributed to the overall development of the country's health sector infrastructure with a view to meeting health needs of the steadily growing population in the country, which has also helped in the success of our health system in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing its effects, and protecting society.

Qatar Tourism

Qatar Tourism carries out the following core functions:

· Strategic industry planning and policy development

· The development and implementation of a comprehensive plan to promote investment opportunities in the tourism sector

· Destination marketing and promotion for both leisure and business events

· The enhancement of visitor experience in collaboration with tourist-facing entities

· The management of regulatory affairs, including the swift and efficient execution of all tourism licenses and similar services

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (QF), was founded in 2010 to continue fulfilling QF’s vision of unlocking human potential. HBKU is a homegrown research and graduate studies University that acts as a catalyst for positive transformation in Qatar and the region while having a global impact.

HBKU is committed to actively contribute to achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030 by building and cultivating human capacity through an enriching academic experience and an innovative research ecosystem. Through applying creativity to knowledge, students will have the opportunity to discover innovative solutions that are locally relevant and have a global impact.

At Hamad Bin Khalifa University – our students, faculty, staff, partners, and leadership – all share a common belief in the power of higher education and research to make a positive impact in the development of nations.

SITC

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) is the world’s leading member-driven organization specifically dedicated to improving cancer patient outcomes by advancing the science and application of cancer immunotherapy.

SITC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit medical professional society of influential research scientists, physician scientists, clinicians, patients, patient advocates, government representatives and industry leaders dedicated to improving cancer patient outcomes by advancing the science and application of cancer immunotherapy. Through educational programs that foster scientific exchange and collaboration, SITC aims to one day make the word “cure” a reality for cancer patients everywhere.

Currently, SITC has more than 4,650 members who represent over 35 medical specialties in 63 countries around the world.

Through emphasis on high-caliber scientific meetings; dedication to education and outreach activities; focus on initiatives of major importance in the field; and commitment to collaborations with like-minded domestic and international organizations, government and regulatory agencies, associations and patient advocacy groups, SITC brings together all aspects of the cancer immunology and immunotherapy community.

SITC aims to make cancer immunotherapy a standard of care and the word “cure” a reality for cancer patients everywhere.

Illumina

For more than 20 years, Illumina has aspired to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Now,  with more than 3400 patents worldwide and our sequencing-by-synthesis technology being used to generate over 90% of the world’s sequencing data, we are just beginning to discover the true impact of genomics in areas we touch, including oncology, reproductive health, genetic disease, agriculture, microbiology, and beyond. This realization, and the discoveries we know lie ahead, are what inspire us to push the boundaries of our imagination and drive innovation.

Vodafone Qatar

(Diamond telecommunication sponsor)

Vodafone Qatar offers a comprehensive range of services that include voice, messaging, data, fixed communications, Internet of Things, and ICT managed services for both consumers and businesses in Qatar.
 
A key driver of innovation in the telecommunications market, Vodafone Qatar is leading the way as one of the first operators in the world to go live with commercial 5G services and provide customers with a suite of 5G products and services. This monumental achievement comes as a result of the Company’s rapid progress in rolling out its 5G network across the country since August 2018.
 
With a strong commitment to developing the digital infrastructure that will contribute towards establishing Qatar‘s long-term growth and prosperity while also enhancing the quality of life of its citizens, Vodafone Qatar’s relationship with the community it operates in extends well beyond the products and services it provides. Over the years, the Company’s social investments have been aligned with its purpose of connecting the people of Qatar and supporting them in their journey towards a better future.
 
As a member of the Qatar Stock Exchange. The Company’s vision for the future is deeply rooted in its mission to connect today’s ideas with the technologies of tomorrow, by pioneering digital innovation and aspiring to become Qatar’s first choice for telecoms and digital services. Vodafone Qatar lives up to its slogan ‘Together We Can’ – the integrated campaign demonstrates how the partnership between technology and the human spirit can turn societal challenges into achievements.

QIC

Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) is a publicly listed composite insurer with a consistent performance history of over 50 years and a global underwriting footprint. Founded in 1964, QIC was the first domestic insurance company in the State of Qatar. Today, QIC is the market leader in Qatar and a dominant insurer in the GCC and MENA regions. QIC is one of the highest rated insurers in the Gulf region with a rating of A/Stable from Standard & Poor’s and A (Excellent) from A.M. Best. QIC is also the first & best digital insurance company in Qatar and the largest insurance company in the MENA region by gross written premium, profitability and total assets. It is listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and has a market capitalization in excess of QAR 7.8 billion.

QLM

Living a whole & healthy life is every human’s right and we at QLM ensure that every individual beneficiary covered by us is protected in a comprehensive manner and has timely access to the best Professional & Quality health care.

We bring to you innovative and tailor-made insurance solutions coupled with a world-class level of service. Our core strengths lie in a strong financial base, in-house 24/7 operations, highly qualified and motivated workforce with an in-depth knowledge of the local and international markets.

Our diversified product range designed to provide premiere services furnished through a worldwide network of providers and patronized by millions over decades.

Our Vision is to attain and retain customers with high-valued life & health insurance product services by giving them the most satisfying ownership experience wherever they may be.

24/7 Customer Care Center:

Qatar Toll Free: 8000 880 | Rest of The World: +974 4453 3666

Address:

QLM Life & Medical Insurance Company QPSC

QLM Building, Tameen Street, West Bay

Doha, Qatar | Tel: +974 44040600

Beema

Damaan Islamic Insurance Company “Beema” (Q.P.S.C.) was founded on 18 October 2009 as a Qatar private shareholding company in Qatar with a share capital of QAR 200,000,000. Its founders Qatar Islamic Bank, Qatar Insurance Company, Masraf Al Rayan, Barwa Real Estate and QInvest – established the Company as an Islamic insurance company which provides a broad set of Takaful offerings to its customers. Beema serves both corporate and retail customers and its majority of contributions are derived from motor, general accident and medical insurance products.

Since 2014, the Company has been one of the two largest Takaful providers in the Qatar domestic market on a GWC basis. It has been profitable since its formation in 2009 and has consistently distributed surplus to its policyholders.

The Company is licensed by the QCB to carry out “Takaful” and “Re-Takaful” operations. It attracts customers by providing a comprehensive range of innovative Takaful insurance products and services and delivering quality customer service.

MedTech

Zahrawi Group

Established in 1989, Zahrawi Group is one of the leading and pioneer Healthcare Solutions and Analytical Lab providers specializing in Surgical, Medical, Nuclear Medicine, and Diagnostic and Analytical labs. Founded in Dubai, U.A.E, Zahrawi Group has an emphatic presence across the G.C.C. with its own operations in the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

Throughout the years, Zahrawi Group has made its mission to introduce an extensive range of high-quality and advanced technology products to the Middle East market, enabling doctors and patients to access the best in terms of Healthcare.

Our portfolio includes more than 200 international world-renowned manufacturers, including but not limited to Medtronic, Bariatric Solutions, Fitforme, Smith & Nephew, Fujifilm, NuVasive, Hitachi, H.U.R., Biodex, Hocoma, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Geuder, Linet, Laborie, Polatom, Sirtex, CIVCO, B.D., Sysmex, Sebia, Agilent Technologies, Cepheid, Sakura.

We take pride in our representation that includes an extensive profile of internationally renowned Healthcare and Laboratory manufacturers, such as Medtronic, Agilent Technologies, Dako, Sakura, B.D., Sysmex, Cepheid, Hitachi, Sebia, and many others.

Thanks to our trained engineers, we respond to our customer's needs in a manner that meets their requirements and delivers the products and services on time with reliable after-sales support. Capitalizing on excellent staff with high ethics and a robust operation support platform, we continue to have sustainable growth year over year. In 2020, we achieved Dhs 583 Million in revenues. By 2023, we are looking forward to reaching the S.A.R. 1 Billion milestone as per our growth plan.

Zahrawi Group is continuously expanding, progressing, and contributing to the prosperity of the people and economy of the region.

BGI

BGI Genomics Company

BGI Genomics is the world’s leading provider of genomic sequencing services and proteomic services, now serving customers in more than 66 countries. We provide academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, health care providers and other organizations with integrated genomic sequencing and proteomic services and solutions across a broad range of applications spanning:

• Basic research covering human, plant, animal and microbial species

• Clinical research in human health

• Drug discovery and development

• Agriculture and Biodiversity preservation and sustainability

BGI provides sequencing services on cutting-edge next generation sequencing (NGS) platforms, including proprietary DNBSEQ™ technology platforms offering quality data at unrivaled pricing for a wide variety of sequencing services and clinical applications.

BGI offers one of the industry’s largest sequencing capacities and have a wide variety of other NGS platforms to meet all our customers’ needs. Our technology, sequencing, capacity, and almost 20 years of genomics experience allow us to offer our customers and partners a trusted, cost efficient and expert service for all outsourced sequencing needs.

Qatar Scientific Company

Qatar Scientific Company is a trusted provider of high quality tools and services to the Analytical Proteomics and Metabolomics Science, Life Science (Genomics) Research, Life Science Diagnostics & Informatics. We offer one stop solutions to meet the changing needs of the clinical, scientific community.

Qatar Scientific was incorporated in 2005. The company has a strong presence in Qatar and has acquired a solid reputation for delivering innovative products, integrated solutions and professional support across a broad range of sectors including: Life Science, Healthcare, Analytical and Informatics.

We now employ more than 30 highly qualified professionals. Our collaborative approach has enabled us to build a strong support network of distinguished service application and support.

Sedeer Medical

Sedeer Medical is a total solution provider and distributor of healthcare, research, forensics, veterinary, diagnostics, life science, emergency medical services, food safety, educational institutions, oil and gas industries, environment, lab & industrial chemicals, security, IT solutions, technical support, application, training, etc.
We are specialized in diversified Life Science and diagnostics segments in Qatar. Our product portfolio provides end-to-end solutions for every aspect of human life and the environment that surrounds you.
Since 2001, our vision has been to pioneer in the realms of Healthcare and Laboratory Technologies by way of customer-centricity.
1 to 187 employees in a span of two decades.
Achieved durable and fruitful partnerships with world-class companies to deliver top-notch technological solutions, generating high praise among customer circle.
Today, we house 100+ brands and are known for our ‘specific’ solutions, dedicated services, and unbeatable customer care.
Our Motto – Adding Life to dream
Our Mission - Caring and striving for Healthier world by “Executing Commitments”
Our Vision - Every Human has the right to great health and Quality Life

Kite Pharmaceutical

Kite, a Gilead Company, is a global biopharmaceutical company based in Santa Monica, California, with manufacturing operations in North America and Europe. Kite’s singular focus is cell therapy to treat and potentially cure cancer. As the cell therapy leader, Kite has more approved CAR T indications to help more patients than any other company.

Vital Health Technologies

Vital Health Technologies trading L.L.C is one of the premier medical, laboratory, and IT solution provider in Qatar. Established in 2015, we differentiate ourselves by providing outstanding local support for healthcare and clinical research organizations to achieve their organizational goals. VHT represents global brands like Fujifilm, Randox, Stemcell Technologies, Heidelberg Engineering, Nihon Kohden, Corning, Medinfo, Copan, Certest Biotech and more. Our team encompasses directors, sales and finance professionals, biomedical and IT engineers, application scientist, admin supports and logistic staffs who are committed to assure delightful customer experience on each enquiry. We are working intensively to discover pioneering solutions from reputed manufacturers that can reduce the total turnaround time with the highest level of sensitivity and specificity to improve the quality of patient results. VHT excels by outperforming the customers' expectations on aftersales support, delivery, and supply chain management.

Roche

Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, as well as growing capabilities in the area of data-driven medical insights help Roche deliver truly personalised healthcare. Roche is working with partners across the healthcare sector to provide the best care for each person.

Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. In recent years, Roche has invested in genomic profiling and real-world data partnerships and has become an industry-leading partner for medical insights.

Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. More than thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Moreover, for the twelfth consecutive year, Roche has been recognised as one of the most sustainable companies in the Pharmaceuticals Industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).

The Roche Group, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is active in over 100 countries and in 2020 employed more than 100,000 people worldwide. In 2020, Roche invested CHF 12.2 billion in R&D and posted sales of CHF 58.3 billion. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan.

Cure Brain Cancer Foundation

AGBL

The AGBL group of companies is the largest biomedical distribution group in the emerging markets of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia region. The group is dedicated to bringing innovative technologies and products to researchers, clinicians, and diagnostic centers in emerging healthcare markets.

The AGBL Group employs a team of product and commercial specialists and has more than 18 offices across the regions: offering distribution, consulting, and product development services to manufacturers of biomedical technologies. The group’s stated mission is to improve the lives of the region’s inhabitants through novel biomedical technologies and products.

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Future Health Biobank

With over 20 years’ experience, Future Health Biobank is one of the world’s largest and most accredited stem cell banks, storing over 200,000 stem cell samples for over 100,000 families. Parents can choose to store the stem cells found in the umbilical cord blood, cord tissue and dental pulp; giving families the peace-of-mind that they have access to cells that are a 100% match for their child. The stem cells found in umbilical cord blood can be used in up to 85 standard treatments for illnesses including some cancers and anaemias. Not only do we provide cutting edge stem cell technology, but we also provide genetic screening services allowing you to glimpse into your child’s future health.

Qatar Cancer Society

Qatar Cancer Society is a charity that was founded in 1997. It works under the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities.

• Member of the National Cancer Framework in Qatar
• Member of the Gulf Federation for Cancer Control
• Member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
• Founding member of the International Cancer Prevention Consortium (ICPC)
• The founder of Ooredoo Cancer Awareness Center (OCAC) in 2017, the first of its kind in the Middle East, which is sponsored and supported by Qatar Telecom Company-  Ooredoo.

Our Vision

To be the community partnership platform to make Qatar a leader in cancer prevention and its burden control.

Our Mission

We seek to prevent cancer and reduce its burden in Qatar by working with our partners to educate the community, support, empower and advocate for people living with the disease, and engage in professional development and scientific research in cancer.

Contacts:

Qatar Cancer SocietyBarwa Towers, Tower No. 2, Floor 20, Al Sadd

P.O.Box: 22944, Doha,

 Qatar Phone: +974 4484 7777 : E-mail: info@qcs.qa

Website: www.qcs.qa

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Twitter: QCS_Qatar

Facebook: qatarcancersociety2

Integrated Gulf Biosystems

“With more than 2-decades of excellence., Integrated Gulf Biosystems has established itself in the Middle East region as one of the trusted partners of choice for Life Science solutions providers.

Since its inception in 1999, IGB has differentiated itself through exemplary Support (Service & Application), Workflow solutions, and good sales support. We are the channel partner for some industry giants like Hamilton (Robotics & Storage), 3M, Menarini Silicon Biosystems, Angle, LGC, and many more in the region. Being headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates we also have our operations in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Libya, and India. We are a complete solution provider in Human Genetics and also deal in Molecular & Genomic solutions for inherited and infectious disease diagnostics space. We have a great team who are committed to providing the latest technological advances in Basic Research, Oncology, and Reproductive Health Solutions.”