Launched in 1994, Deerfield Management Company is an investment firm dedicated to advancing healthcare through information, investment, and philanthropy—all toward the end goal of cures for disease, improved quality of life, and reduced cost of care. As of December 2023, the firm manages more than $14.6 billion in assets.Providing value beyond capital, Deerfield generally maintains a combined portfolio of more than 200 private and public investments across the life science, medical device, diagnostic, digital health and health service industries at all stages of evolution from start-up to mature company.

The Kuwait Society of Science, Technology and Innovation is a non-profit organization officially licensed by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.Founded in 2021, KSSTI aims to educate the local community on the importance of science, technology and innovation in order to diversify the sources of Kuwait's national income and foster the development of a true Knowledge Economy based on STI principles.

A Pan-Arab Public-Private Partnership established by Arab Economic Unity Council on March 6th, 1976 with a paid-up capital of 60 million KD (roughly one billion dollars in 2020). ACDIMA maintains strategic ownership in fifteen mega-cap Middle East and North Africa pharmaceutical manufacturers including the Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries & Medical Appliances Corporation (SPIMACO) is a Saudi Joint Stock company with a fully paid-up capital of 1.2 billion Saudi Riyals and the Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries Manufacturers (Julphar) of the UAE, an ADX listed company with a market cap of around one billion AED. ACDIMA shareholders include the MENA regions top sovereign wealth funds including the Kuwait Investment Authority, the Public Investment Authority of Saudi Arabia, the Qatar Investment Authority, the Libyan Foreign Investment Company, the Jordan Investment Corporation, as well as direct governmental ownership by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Tunisia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Palestine, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Republic of Yemen, the Republic of Sudan, the Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates

Established in 1992, Saiph produces a range of high-quality generic medicines, including sterile formulations and antibiotics. The company’s products are distributed in Tunisia, the Arab world, and Africa. Saiph is known for its collaborations with international laboratories and operates five manufacturing facilities that produce a variety of pharmaceutical products. Saiph is an affiliate of ACDIMA (Arab Company for Drug Industries & Medical Appliances) based in Amman, Jordan.

Tassili Arab Pharmaceutical Company (TAPHCO)/ Algeria was established in the year 2000 with a paid up capital of DZD 1,083,482,400

Nabta (www.nabtahealth.com) is the first dedicated platform for women’s health in the Middle East and North Africa. Its mission is to empower the 170 million women in the Arab world to more effectively manage their health and the health of their families.Nabta provides a comprehensive set of digital health services to women, which mirror the health-related challenges and concerns that accompany every major event in their lives; from birth, through puberty, marriage and pregnancy, to parenting, perimenopause and beyond.Nabta’s digital platform brings much-needed transparency and access to women in the MENA region. It promises privacy and security to women trapped by a culture of shame and enables them to be proactive about their health.More than simply providing privacy to women, however, Nabta uses proprietary technology to create a “Health 3.0” experience for women, featuring hybrid healthcare provision, personalized health insights from an artificially intelligent healthcare assistant, and blockchain-based Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

TBD Health offers at-home testing and recently opened an in-person clinic in Las Vegas. TBD Health’s at-home testing services are available across the USA.

Cera Care is a London-based technology-enabled home care company headquartered in London, England. Founded in 2015, the company provides different kinds of elderly care including palliative care, live-in care, post-discharge care, respite care and dementia care. Cera Care allows families to arrange and manage home care for elderly relatives and uses a digital platform to match people seeking in-home assistance with carer.The company, which has raised $90m in total funding to date, intends to use the funds to nationally roll-out the SmartCare technology and analytics platform and to acquire a number of businesses in home healthcare.

Shiftsmart, a New York-based labor management resource, was formed in 2015, and has amassed a network of over 500,000 workers in over 50 countries who have flexibility and control over where they work, how much they work and how fast they can get paid, while employers can customize their staffing needs and reduce turnover. Shiftsmart has raised $95 million in Series B funding for its workforce management software that matches hourly workers with open shifts across a variety of industry verticals and roles.The latest funding round gives Shiftsmart $117 million in total investments. D1 Capital led this round with participation from Imaginary Ventures, Spieker Partners, Oakridge Management Group and S12F, alongside several industry executives and institutions

Tanel Health is a digital health insurance company based in Senegal. It provides comprehensive group health insurance coverage for companies of any size in Africa. Tanel Health aims to modernize health insurance in Africa by offering affordable, easy-to-use, and reliable health insurance solutions.

Dr. Razouki is the former Chief Business Development Officer of Kuwait Life Sciences Company (KLSC) where he is responsible for identifying new business opportunities for all KLSC subsidiary companies as well as sourcing investment opportunities for KLSC's investment fund. Dr. Razouki is a regional thought leader within the Middle East life sciences industry having himself shifted from an excellence in clinical practice and research to the management and financing of healthcare systems.

Al-Nukhba Medical Training Company is a majority-owned subsidiary company of Kuwait Life Sciences Company (KLSC) that operates Kuwait's premiere medical exhibition organizer, Universal Conferences and the Life Sciences Academy (LSA), the region's first specialized provider of continuing medical education (CME) courses for both clinicians and leaders in healthcare.

Sihatech’s vision is to become the MENA regions premium provider of technology solutions to the healthcare space to improve the access, accountability and quality in healthcare.Sihatech’s mission is to allow the hospitals, polyclinics and doctor practices to outsource all business and technology processes to be able to focus on treating the patient

The Jaber Al-Ahmad Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine was established by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) in 2012 as a Type II facility to produce common radiopharmaceuticals for applications in positron emission tomography

An outlet for eminent scientists such as Charles Darwin and Thomas Edison’s writings and ideas in the 19th century, Popular Science is one of the most prestigious science magazine in the world and was first launched in 1872.With its reader-friendly style and engaging content, the magazine brings its readers the latest scientific and technological developments around the globe.The inaugural issue of Popular Science Arabia featured an open letter to Arab Youth by His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Emir of Dubai which was viewed by close to 50 million people. For more information please visit: www.popsci.ae

Dr. Razouki was an Industry Expert Board Member at Al Aydi Al Baytha Health Company, a 50 mn USD fully owned company of Al Khabeer Capital, which is one of Saudi Arabia’s largest and most active private equity investors with over three billion dollars of assets under management

Kleos Healthcare Corporation is a Kuwait based and Middle East focused healthcare development company that operates where health meets wealth by connecting high net worth and institutional investors with lucrative healthcare assets and opportunities. Kleos provides management, consulting, due diligence, post acquisition integration and turn around services for healthcare entities across the Middle East. The Kleos team has been involved in over one billion dollars of healthcare investments and continues to advise senior government and private sector stakeholders on healthcare.For more information visit: www.kleoshealth.com

Launched the first ever online doctor booking portal in the Middle East and North AfricaAbiDoc is the winner of LTE MENA winner for best mobile application in the Arab worldAbiDoc is the region’s first online appointment booking platform and call center and Kuwait’s largest network of private hospitals, clinics and doctors,. AbiDoc was a partner to MEDtrip.com – the world’s top medical tourism platform with offices in Denver, Colorado and Cebu, PhilippinesIn 2015, AbiDoc was awarded the Kuwait e-Award for best eHealth application by His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait.

• Led the clustering of all 244 policies and 848 projects of the Development Plan into 11 mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive themes and 38 individual components across all themes• Developed prioritization criteria for all components based on impact and feasibility• Assigned initiatives to each of the prioritize components and implementation plans• Championed the creation and ramp up of an Advisory and Project Management Unit of the Deputy Prime Minister to drive priority initiatives towards completion• Spearheaded strategic mapping workshops for all 54 Kuwaiti government entities• Developed key performance indicators for 48 of the 54 Kuwaiti government entities • Analyzed Kuwait’s competitive positioning according to 45 international rankings so as to track the performance of the Development Plan within the macroeconomic and geopolitical spheres• Led all efforts with respect to the turn around of the public Kuwaiti healthcare infrastructure – hospitals, clinics, etc, by scoping, hiring and leading a turn around team of local/international healthcare experts/consultants and championing the creation of a new independent healthcare regulatory body• Analyzed future demand for healthcare services and infrastructure in Kuwait and determined the supply gap bases on all public and private planned health projects across the country• Liaised with the World Bank towards developing a national health insurance scheme for Kuwait• Developed a model for the regions first publically integrated healthcare network to formalize all reforms

• Founded the Middle East’s first education consulting company geared towards maximizing students (undergraduate and MBA) application to top international universities• Spearheaded internal process for core services including a horizontal quality assurance processes• Championed indicative term sheet for Series A participating convertible preferred ordinary shares (issued unsecured convertible loan notes) as well as an agreement contract signed by all parties

Examples of Projects1) ME Healthcare Investment Opportunities for Saudi ConglomerateDissected Middle East healthcare market into subsectors based on a consumer focused healthcare model.Outlined and forecasted local market size, growth, profitability, strategic fit, barriers to entry for the different healthcare sub sectorsConducted feasibility analysis with a high level comprehensive scenario-based financial model to assess the potential of specific investment opportunitiesSpearheaded the development of a strategic and financial healthcare investment concept 2) Feasibility Study and Financial Model for a Medical Simulation Center in the UAEForecasted local demand for continuing medical education within a ten year time horizon Developed concept and business model for the center including footprint, location, scope and timeline for various service offerings Conducted feasibility analysis with a detailed operating level financial model

Instructed and mentored first year students on the ethics of healthcare utilizing power point presentations and case-based discussions

Participated in GME funded research projects including the genomic analysis research on heredity of Class III ‘bull-dog’ jaw condition, coordinating research group of residents and professors to merge the clinical findings into the academic and written studyChampioned the clinical application of an experimental highly sensitive hydrophotonic laser technique to advance the science of oral healthcare

Pioneered the role of Assistant Prosector/Instructor in the Human Anatomy Cadaver Laboratory by assisting students with dissection of head and neck anatomy and leading clinical rounds

Accepted and excelled at highly competitive surgical clerkship where I functioned in an integral part of a team of leading surgeons in groundbreaking reconstructive craniofacial and neurosurgery