A delegation from DuBiotech, a free zone dedicated to facilitating and fostering the growth of the life sciences industry in the UAE, will attend this week’s BIO International Convention in Chicago, Illinois, to educate and inform American investors about Dubai’s thriving biotech sector.

Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), a member of TECOM Investments, has continued to strengthen its position as the Middle East’s premiere free zone business park dedicated to the development of the life sciences industry.

In 2012, DuBiotech delivered exceptional growth, as 40 commercial licences were issued compared to 21 in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 50 per cent, taking the total number of companies based in the free zone to 126.  The business centre in the lab building is also now 100 per cent occupied with a mix of both multinational and small and medium sized firms.

Groundbreaking ceremony sees start of construction to bring best of British learning to UAE children

Construction has begun to build a new Dubai school based on one of the finest, most respected preparatory junior schools in the UK, due to open in September 2013 providing unrivalled standards of excellence in British education for children aged three to 11.