Meeting with JSC National Holding QazBioPharm

On January 24, 2024, a meeting between the BeNeLux Chamber of Commerce in the Republic of Kazakhstan and JSC National Holding QazBioPharm took place in Astana. The Chamber was represented by General Director Kurzhikaev A.M., Deputy General Director Doldyrina L.E. and Secretary General Lee I.S. The holding was represented by General Director Abduraimov E.O., Deputy General Director for Science, Commercialization and Production Rsaliev A.S., Advisor to the General Director for Biological Safety Kamenov R.F., Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Marketing and Promotion Abit B.B. ., Head of the International Cooperation Department Bekzhanov M.N.

During the meeting, issues of preparing the upcoming Trade mission of Kazakhstani medical and pharmaceutical institutes and companies to Belgium with a visit to the production sites of such companies as Catalent, Janssen, UCB, as well as the University Hospital of Ghent on March 10-13 were discussed 2024.

Along with this, the issue of holding an event in February 2024, the purpose of which is to present the holding and its 8 affiliated companies, for the Ambassadors of the EU countries, members of the Chamber, was discussed.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the first leaders signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation between JSC National Holding QazBioPharm and the Association of BeNeLux Chamber of Commerce in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The purpose of this memorandum is to establish and develop cooperation, as well as promote trade and investment opportunities within their competencies.

At the same time, the parties plan to strengthen business, scientific and technical cooperation and partnership in the biopharmaceutical industry with the BeNeLux countries (Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), aimed at developing and promoting domestic pharmaceutical, medicinal and veterinary drugs to foreign markets, as well as attracting European pharmaceutical companies for production in Kazakhstan.

For reference:
JSC National Holding QazBioPharm is a company subordinate to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan with 100% state participation; created to ensure biological safety, sustainable development and improve the infrastructure of the biopharmaceutical market, stimulate the development of biopharmaceutical science and industry, as well as meet the needs of the state and society for biopharmaceutical products, interdepartmental interaction on biological safety issues.