Grifols Egypt and Orange Business: Building What Comes Next
Grifols Egypt has teamed up with Orange Business to lay the digital groundwork for its Plasma Derivatives facility—an important step with real-world impact. The partners have completed the first phase of a new, purpose-built data center and communications backbone, designed from the start for the needs of plasma-derived medicines and the people who rely on them.
A Push Toward Self-Sufficiency in Care
The Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD) initiative brings together the National Service Projects Organization and Grifols in a focused joint venture. The aim is straightforward and urgent: build a dependable, local pipeline for plasma-derived medicines—treatments used for serious, often life-threatening conditions—so Egypt can meet its own needs with confidence.
Support That Keeps the Work Moving
To make that possible, the project uses co-location services at the Admin Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) commercial and telco data center. That setup pairs advanced communications capabilities with practical support for equipment procurement, helping teams get the right tools in place and keep them running. The collaboration also recognizes the importance of getting the details right—navigating regulatory and legal requirements and meeting national standards—so operations can scale without losing step.
High-Tech Infrastructure, Practical Outcomes
The ACUD data center is built for modern workloads. It offers dedicated server hosting and cloud services, and it’s certified across design, build, and operation. In practice, that means a platform ready to handle sensitive healthcare data, clinical workflows, and the coordination required to move therapies from lab to patient safely and on time.
Impact You Can Feel
Kristof Symons, CEO International at Orange Business, shared the company’s pride in supporting a health initiative of this scope. He underscored how public–private partnership can unlock meaningful change in a country’s health system when the right technology and governance meet on the ground.
For GEPD, Dr. Ahmed Serag, Chief Strategy and Projects Officer, highlighted how the partnership is using new technologies to lift industry standards, strengthen the economy, and—most importantly—improve daily life for patients across Egypt.
One Network, Many Critical Sites
The Grifols Egypt WAN is being built to connect the places that matter most: plasma laboratories, data centers, and plasma donation centers spread across the country. A unified network means smoother operations, faster decision-making, and fewer bottlenecks between donation, testing, production, and delivery—so life-saving treatments reach patients without delay.
Laying the Rails for Digital Health
Khaled Abbas, Chairman and Managing Director of ACUD, welcomed the integration of advanced communications within the medical ecosystem. The facility underpins Egypt’s Digital Egypt Strategy, helping position the country to deliver reliable digital services and step confidently into a leadership role in the Middle East’s health technology landscape.
About Orange Business
Orange Business is a leader in digital transformation, known for networking and integration services that are built around the customer. With a focus on experience and measurable outcomes, the company supports more than 30,000 customers worldwide as they modernize and operate in a digital-first world.
About Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives
GEPD is a strategic collaboration between Egypt’s National Service Projects Organization and Grifols. Its mission is to bolster Egypt’s healthcare system by fostering self-sufficiency in plasma-derived medicines. In doing so, GEPD strengthens local capabilities while extending Grifols’ footprint across the Middle East and Africa.
Put simply: this is the plumbing behind better care—quiet, technical work that makes the visible moments of healing possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the core goal of the Grifols Egypt–Orange Business partnership?
The partners are building a dedicated data center and communications infrastructure for GEPD, so plasma-derived medicines can be produced and delivered more reliably across Egypt.
How could this change healthcare for patients in Egypt?
By supporting self-sufficiency in plasma-derived medicines and streamlining how labs, data centers, and donation sites connect, the project helps shorten delays and improve the quality and consistency of care.
What capabilities does the ACUD data center bring?
It provides co-location services, dedicated server hosting, and cloud services, with certifications across design, build, and operation—features that help healthcare providers run secure, high-availability workloads.
Who’s involved in GEPD and what does each bring?
GEPD brings together the National Service Projects Organization and Grifols, with Orange Business delivering the digital infrastructure. Each party contributes domain expertise to advance healthcare technology in Egypt.
Where does ACUD fit into the picture?
ACUD hosts the commercial and telco data center that underpins the project and supports healthcare entities in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, aligning with the broader Digital Egypt Strategy.
