Wednesday 8 July 2015

Maha Al Farhan - Emirati woman conducted medical and clinical research


The founder, CEO and president of ClinArt International launched her company in 2001, conducting medical and clinical research at both early and late stage.

Al Farhan came up with the idea for ClinArt while studying and working in the UK, after completing her Masters in Pharmacology and King’s College, and an MBA at Imperial College. Returning to the UAE in 2000 she realised there were no clinical trials being done at international standards, so she started approaching ministries and health authorities as well as the pharmaceutical industry to raise awareness of clinical research. Her first contract was with German pharma company Boehringer Ingleheim, and she has since worked with the World Health Organisation and the GCC Chapter of the ACRP.