Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University

What Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University does

Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University is a public Egyptian educational institution and a constituent faculty of Ain Shams University, established in 1994 by Presidential Decree No. 287. It delivers pharmacy education across the undergraduate to doctoral levels, organized into 8 scientific departments and supported by approximately 120 faculty members serving roughly 2,200 undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program and 900 postgraduate students pursuing Master's, PhD, and professional diploma tracks. The faculty's product surface includes on-campus degree programs, credit-hour clinical pharmacy programs, continuing education workshops, and research services delivered through its Central Research Laboratory and the Experiments and Advanced Pharmaceutical Research Unit (EAPRU).

The faculty operates an e-learning platform (ASU2Learn, Moodle-based) complemented by the University Smart Platform (UMS) for admissions and a digital library integrated with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and the Egyptian Universities Libraries Consortium. Specialized facilities include HPLC and GC-MS instrumentation, molecular dynamics software, an animal house, an educational factory, and a Quality Assurance Unit aligned to NAQAAE institutional standards. Students receive practical training through summer placements at pharmaceutical factories, hospital pharmacies, and community pharmacies across Egypt.

The faculty's business model is anchored in government-subsidized tuition for Egyptian nationals, supplemented by professional services revenue from continuing education workshops (e.g., 500 EGP per participant for the Natural Soap Production workshop), professional diploma programs (such as IMCERT in Immune Modulation), and research services rendered to external pharmaceutical and healthcare clients through the Central Research Laboratory and EAPRU. Student recruitment is conducted primarily through Ain Shams University's centralized admissions platform, with supplementary outreach via the faculty website, social media, and an alumni network.

Name

Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University

Legal name

Faculty of Pharmacy - Ain Shams University

Website

https://pharma.asu.edu.eg

Company type

Public

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University is a public Egyptian university faculty delivering undergraduate PharmD, postgraduate, and continuing education programs to roughly 3,100 students across 8 scientific departments, with research services delivered through its Central Research Laboratory and EAPRU.

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Product category

Pharmaceutical Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Pharmacy (EDAHAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Pharmacy education
• Pharmaceutical sciences
• Clinical pharmacy training
• Pharmaceutical research services
• Continuing professional education

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: Government-subsidized education with nominal tuition fees for Egyptian students. Additional revenue from professional diploma programs, continuing education workshops, and summer training programs.
2. Continuing Education Workshops: Revenue from professional development workshops such as Natural Soap Production (500 EGP registration fee) and other continuing education offerings.
3. Research Services: Central Research Laboratory and EAPRU provide research services to external parties including pharmaceutical companies and healthcare institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The faculty provides competency-based undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy education, including the PharmD clinical pharmacy program, master's, PhD, and professional diploma study. It supplements classroom and laboratory education with clinical, hospital, community-pharmacy, and pharmaceutical-industry training, continuing education, and experimental pharmaceutical research services through EAPRU and its Central Research Laboratory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PharmD Clinical Program: Bachelor of Pharmacy program with clinical pharmacy specialization under the credit hour system
• Professional Diploma in Immune Modulation (IMCERT)
• EAPRU

Products and services

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Clinical Pharmacy
• Master's and PhD Pharmacy Programs
• Professional Diploma in Immune Modulation (IMCERT)
• Experiments and Advanced Pharmaceutical Research Services
• Central Research Laboratory Services
• Cleaning Validation Workshop
• Natural Soap Production Workshop
• AI and Molecular Dynamics in Drug Discovery Workshop

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pharmaceutical Chemistry DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2023Joint workshop on Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Molecular Dynamics in Drug Discovery. Department provided expertise and instructors for the advanced pharmaceutical research workshop.
• Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2023Collaboration with faculty department for Natural Soap Production workshop. Department faculty contributed as instructors for the continuing education workshop on cosmetic products development, demonstrating internal cross-departmental cooperation.
• EVA Pharma for Pharmaceuticals & Medical AppliancescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2022Collaboration for live online workshop on Cleaning Validation in Pharmaceutical Industries held June 2022. EAPRU and EVA Pharma jointly delivered continuing education to pharmaceutical quality assurance professionals. The partnership combined academic expertise with industry practical knowledge.
• Egyptian Universities Libraries ConsortiumcoreOthersMember of the Egyptian Universities Libraries Consortium providing access to the Future System for Library Management and cooperative indexing with Egyptian and international university libraries.
• Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB)coreTechnology or IntegrationAccess provided to Egyptian Knowledge Bank electronic resources including scientific journals, electronic books, and global databases from major publishers. Students and faculty receive training on using EKB resources.
• Scientific Research Academy (ASRT)minorOthersEgyptian government research academy providing research funding and support for faculty research projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• King Saud University College of Pharmacy: King Saud University College of Pharmacy is one of the largest pharmacy schools in the Arab world, offering comprehensive pharmacy education and research programs. It serves as a regional benchmark for pharmacy education quality and scale in the MENA region.

Regional players

• University of Jordan School of Pharmacy: University of Jordan School of Pharmacy is a leading pharmacy school in the Levant region offering PharmD and postgraduate programs. It is comparable to Ain Shams as a public, regionally-recognized pharmacy education institution in the broader Arab world.
• Egyptian Russian University Faculty of Pharmacy: Egyptian Russian University Faculty of Pharmacy is a private Egyptian pharmacy school offering credit-hour pharmacy programs. It represents the private sector alternative to public faculties like Ain Shams, with English-language instruction and modern facilities.

Direct peers

• Tanta University Faculty of Pharmacy: Tanta University Faculty of Pharmacy offers Bachelor of Pharmacy and postgraduate programs in the Egyptian public university system. It is a comparable public sector pharmacy education provider with similar accreditation and curriculum framework.
• Zagazig University Faculty of Pharmacy: Zagazig University Faculty of Pharmacy is another major public Egyptian pharmacy school with substantial undergraduate and graduate enrollment. It operates under the same Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education framework and competes directly for national student placement.
• Mansoura University Faculty of Pharmacy: Mansoura University Faculty of Pharmacy is a regional Egyptian pharmacy school offering undergraduate and graduate pharmacy programs. It represents one of the largest pharmacy faculties in the Delta region and competes for students nationally.
• Cairo University Faculty of Pharmacy: Cairo University's Faculty of Pharmacy is Egypt's oldest and most prestigious pharmacy school, offering undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy programs with similar NAQAAE accreditation. It is the most direct comparable to Ain Shams University's pharmacy faculty in scale, structure, and curriculum.
• Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy: Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy is another major Egyptian public pharmacy school offering PharmD and postgraduate programs. It competes directly with Ain Shams for students and faculty talent within Egypt's national pharmacy education system.

Emerging players

• October 6 University Faculty of Pharmacy: October 6 University Faculty of Pharmacy is a private Egyptian pharmacy school offering modern facilities and credit-hour programs. It represents the private sector competition that public pharmacy faculties like Ain Shams must differentiate against.
• American University in Cairo School of Pharmacy: AUC School of Pharmacy is a private, English-language pharmacy school offering a US-style Doctor of Pharmacy program. It competes for top-tier Egyptian and international students with a more modern curriculum and English-medium instruction than public alternatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100064562177156&mibextid=LQQJ4d
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculty-of-pharmacy-ain-shams-university
• Instagraminstagram.com/faculty.of.pharmacy.ain.shams?igsh=MWIxcmQ1dGs2bncwbw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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