Make it in the GCC.
Price it as local.
GCC governments pay a premium for medicines produced inside the region. Through our partner Opal Bio Pharma, we can put your product on that side of the line — through an approved CDMO site that is operating today.
What the GCC gives a local producer
Four mechanisms that change the economics of your product once it is made inside the region.
Local manufacture
Price preference for locally manufactured pharmaceutical products in government procurement.
Local packaging
Price preference for products undergoing secondary packaging locally.
Advance offtake
Advance purchase agreements covering part of the Ministry of Health's requirements from local manufacturers.
Fiscal terms
Tax exemption up to 30 years, customs exemption on raw materials and equipment, 100% foreign ownership.
What is available now
Approved CDMO site
Opal's site in the GCC is a GMP-approved site for contract development and manufacturing (CDMO). A product made there is recognised as local production for pricing purposes.
This is the fastest route to a local-production price position in the GCC — without building, owning or running a plant yourself.
Biotechnology manufacturing lines
Opal's biotechnology manufacturing lines are being completed over the next three years, extending the same route to biological products.
We describe these as a roadmap, not as capacity you can book today. When they are ready, this page will say so.
How a CDMO project runs
Four stages, from feasibility to routine supply.
Feasibility
We check your product and presentation against the site's capabilities, and model what the price preference is worth on your expected volume.
2–3 WeeksRegulatory alignment
The CDMO site is added to your registration file — as a variation, or as part of an initial submission.
Transfer & qualification
Artwork, components, batch documentation and quality agreements. Your quality organisation audits the site.
Routine supply
Production runs locally at the CDMO site, and the product enters the market at its local-production price position.
This is worth a conversation if
You already sell into the Gulf and are losing government tenders on price.
You are entering the GCC and want the strongest price position from the start.
You are looking for a CDMO to manufacture your product in the region.
You want a regional manufacturing base and to test one market before committing capital.
Send us the product and we will model it.
We reply within three working days.