Adnane Remmal

Adnane Remmal (Arabic: عَدنان رِمَّال, born 1962) is a Moroccan pharmacology professor, senior researcher, and entrepreneur in the field of biotechnology at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University. His works focus on fighting antimicrobial resistance, one of the major threats to public health in both developed and emerging countries. and an alternative to replace antibiotics in poultry feed. In 2017, he was the recipient of the European Patent Office (EPO) Popular Prize category award. EPO President Benoît Battistelli declared "The public vote for Adnane Remmal recognises his contribution to fighting the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant microbes."

Early life and education Adnane Remmal was born in the millennial city of Fez, Morocco in February 1962. His first results in fundamental research on the antimicrobial activity of essential oils allowed him to receive a second PhD in Microbiology in 1994 (University of Fez).

For over years now, Adnane Remmal has researched the development of solutions to treat patients with resistant infections on which the current treatments do not have any effect anymore, along with solutions to prevent resistance caused by the environment and the food chain as it is today. Adnane Remmal has published dozens of academic papers and contributed to the training of dozens of young researchers during their masters and PhD degrees who are now active in different research centers in Morocco and abroad. ASD filed four patents to protect the concept of boosting anti-infectious agents; These four patents were delivered in different regions in the world. ASD also raised funds to continue research on the boosting mechanism and to conduct pre-clinical and clinical tests of boosted drugs.

Awards and honours In 2015, Professor Remmal was awarded the innovation prize for Africa by the AIF, a Switzerland based foundation. Remmal was also the winner of the 2017 European Inventor Award organized by the European Patent Office (EPO) in the Popular Prize category.