Expression Of Interest For Partnerships For The Development Of Hi-Tech Pharmaceutical Industry In Mauritius

Expression of Interest for Partnerships for the Development of Hi-Tech Pharmaceutical Industry in Mauritius

The setting up of the Mauritius Institute of Biotechnology Ltd (“MIBL”) with a seed capital of around USD 25 million was announced by the Government of Mauritius in the 2021-2022 budget speech. The mandate of the MIBL was extended during the 2022-2023 budget speech to include more segments beyond vaccine manufacturing as mentioned below. In order to fast track the development of the pharmaceutical industry in Mauritius, an Inter-Ministerial Committee has been set up. A Technical Committee under the chairmanship of the Financial Secretary comprising of relevant stakeholders has identified short-, medium- and long-term priorities which relate to the below but are not limited to: Cultivation and production of nutraceutical products; Setting up of Clinical Research Organisations for performing clinical trials; Setting up of Centres for performing pre-clinical trials on animals; Regional Central Labs for servicing regional clinical research organisations; Setting up of Research and Development Centres for pharmaceutical development and testing; Manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs); Manufacturing of medical devices; Setting up of back-office facilities for distribution and/or minor manufacturing and packaging of pharmaceutical products for the region; Setting up of manufacturing facilities for therapeutic products against prevalent local and regional diseases such as diabetes, measles, cholera, cardiovascular deficiencies, among others; Setting of vaccine production facilities; Setting up of genomic testing facilities; Setting up of bottling and packaging facilities for pharmaceutical products. For more information, we invite you to contact the Business Development Team by email at bd@juristax.com or call them on + 230 465 55 26.

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