ABU DHABI, 6th October, 2018 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi will see the launch of the inaugural edition of the Moonshot initiative for Healthcare Research for the first time in the MENA Region in Abu Dhabi on 11th October 2018. Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, VPS Healthcare, one of the UAE's leading healthcare groups, is launching the initiative in collaboration with Al Bayt Mitwahid Association (ABM). The initiative aims to bring together key decision-makers from the public and private sector alongside leading academics to discuss and establish a robust framework for healthcare research in the UAE. The event will shed light on methodologies for establishing a research agenda that fosters innovation and entrepreneurshi ... Read More..

Six high school students and finalists will now have their remarkable, life changing and even life-saving projects, funded by a UAE-based billionaire doctor. A group of three young Emirati schoolboys have developed what could be the next big game changers in the healthcare industry, not only for the UAE, but for around the world. Six high school students and finalists, who were picked from a business-plan competition, will now have their remarkable, life changing and even life-saving projects, funded by a UAE-based billionaire doctor and managing director of VPS Healthcare, Dr Shamsheer Vayalil. The competition, which also worked in partnership with Abu Dhabi's Al Bayt Mitwahid Association, has led to the funding of Dh1 million to help bring the students' ide ... Read More..

ABU DHABI, 21st July, 2018 (WAM) -- Nine outstanding Emirati students will attend a two-week program to learn about entrepreneurship, market research, accounting, advertising, marketing, management and public speaking at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The students were invited to a memorable meeting with Saif Ali Al Qubaisi, Chairman of Al Bayt Mitwahid Association, Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman and Managing Director of VPS Healthcare, and Omran Al Khoori, President of Business Development at VPS Healthcare. The students were congratulated for their inclusion in ‘Future Medical Stars’, and their upcoming trip to the esteemed Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The program, which has been organised by Al Bayt Mitwahid ... Read More..