Adnane Remmal
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Adnane Remmal (Arabic: عَدنان رِمَّال, born 1962)[1] is a Moroccan pharmacology professor, senior researcher, and entrepreneur in the field of biotechnology at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University.[2] His works focus on fighting antimicrobial resistance, one of the major threats to public health in both developed and emerging countries.[2] Among other results, he has successfully patented a solution to boost antibiotics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria,[3] and an alternative to replace antibiotics in poultry feed.[4] 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."[5]
Adnane Remmal was born in the millennial city of Fez, Morocco in February 1962.[1] He studied in Morocco until the second year of university. In 1982, he was admitted to pursue his studies in the leading scientific center of Orsay (University of Paris XI). In 1984, he joined Pr Edouard Coraboeuf’s team with whom he received his electrophysiology and cardiovascular pharmacology postgraduate diploma.[2] He then joined the team of Pr Philippe Meyer at Necker hospital in Paris for his PhD in molecular pharmacology. In 1987, he received his PhD and decided to leave France to explore scientific research projects in Morocco. He was already aware that antibiotic resistance was a major threat in the country and around the world.
