Your Scientific Office in the UAE

Bringing a pharmaceutical, medical device or healthcare product into the United Arab Emirates is not simply a matter of shipping stock. Every product must be registered with the relevant health authority, and overseas manufacturers are required to appoint a locally licensed presence to hold that registration and answer for the product in the market.

Safety First International Medical Services acts as that presence. Our Scientific Office in DMCC Dubai handles registration, regulatory affairs and authorised representation for international brands, so you can enter the UAE market without establishing an entity of your own.

And because SFIMS also operates DOH & MOH approved, temperature-controlled warehousing, the same partner that registers your product can also store and distribute it — one accountable chain from paperwork to pallet.

SFIMS medical and regulatory professionals supporting pharmaceutical and medical device product registration in Abu Dhabi, UAE
DOH & MOH

Approved & Licensed

MOHAP

Product Registration Pathways

End-to-End

Register, Store & Distribute

What Our Scientific Office Does

Product Registration

We register pharmaceuticals, medical devices and healthcare products with MOHAP, the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and other UAE authorities, preparing and submitting the dossier and shepherding it through to approval.

Regulatory Affairs

Classification, labelling and artwork review, variations, renewals and re-registration — kept in step with current UAE requirements so your registration stays valid as rules and products change.

Local Authorised Representation

Overseas manufacturers must appoint a UAE-based authorised representative to hold the licence and act as the local point of accountability.

Import Licensing Support

Once a product is registered, we coordinate the import permits and clearance needed to bring approved stock into the country cleanly and predictably.

How Market Entry Works With SFIMS

1

Assess

We review your product, its classification and the right registration pathway for the UAE.

2

Register

We compile the dossier and submit it to MOHAP or DoH Abu Dhabi, then manage every query through to approval.

3

Import

With registration in hand, we arrange import permits and clearance so stock arrives without hold-ups.

4

Store & Distribute

Approved stock is held in our compliant warehouse and delivered across the UAE, cold chain intact.

At a glance

  • MOHAP registration
  • UAE authorised representative
  • Medical device & pharma dossiers
  • Import permit coordination
  • Registration + warehousing under one roof

Who It Is For

Pharmaceutical manufacturers entering the UAE

Medical device and diagnostics makers

Healthcare, supplement and consumer-health brands

Distributors needing a local registration holder

Scientific Office FAQs

What is a Scientific Office in the UAE?

A Scientific Office is a locally licensed entity that international pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare companies appoint to register their products with UAE health authorities and to act as the responsible local presence for those products in the market.

Do I need a Scientific Office to sell medical products in the UAE?

Yes. Overseas manufacturers cannot register or import regulated healthcare products directly. A UAE-based authorised representative or Scientific Office must hold the registration and serve as the point of accountability, which is the role SFIMS performs.

Which authorities does SFIMS register products with?

Depending on the product and where it will be sold, registration runs through MOHAP (the Ministry of Health and Prevention) and the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), alongside any other approvals a specific product category requires.

Can SFIMS also store and distribute my registered products?

Yes. SFIMS runs a DOH & MOH approved, temperature-controlled warehouse in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi with UAE-wide distribution, so registration, storage and delivery can all sit with one accountable partner. See our Rental & Logistics services.

What is regulatory affairs and do you provide it?

Regulatory affairs is the discipline of keeping a healthcare product compliant with the rules that govern it — classification, dossier preparation, labelling, variations, renewals and post-market obligations. SFIMS provides regulatory affairs services and acts as a regulatory affairs consultant for pharmaceutical, medical device and cosmetic products in the UAE.

Can SFIMS act as an authorised representative in the UAE?

Yes. Overseas manufacturers must appoint a UAE-based authorised representative to hold the product registration and act as the local point of accountability. SFIMS serves as your local authorized representative, comparable to the European Authorized Representative or SFDA authorized representative role required in other markets.

Do you handle cosmetic and pharmaceutical product registration in the UAE?

Yes. We handle product registration in the UAE across categories — pharmaceuticals, medical devices and cosmetic products — through MOHAP and the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, following the applicable guidelines for registration of products manufactured overseas.

What are the advantages of having a Scientific Office in the UAE?

A Scientific Office gives international brands a compliant route to market without setting up their own UAE entity: it holds your product registrations, acts as your authorised representative, manages regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance, and — with SFIMS — connects directly to DOH & MOH approved warehousing and nationwide distribution.

Bring Your Product To the UAE

Tell us what you make and where you want to sell it — we will map the registration pathway, the timeline and the documentation you will need.

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