In a world where medical supply chains remain vulnerable to geopolitical shifts, Azerbaijan is making a bold investment: building a pharmaceutical industry from the ground up. While modest in scale compared to global giants, the initiatives taking root in Pirallahı and other industrial zones signal something vital — an intent not just to import medicine, but to manufacture resilience.

The transformation began with a presidential decree in 2016, when President Ilham Aliyev established the Pirallahı Industrial Park, a 30-hectare facility designed to attract pharmaceutical entrepreneurs. What initially seemed an aspirational project is now entering a more mature phase. All space in the park has been allocated to residents, and more than ₼120 million in investment commitments have been made by seven companies. Over ₼45 million has already been spent, and around 160 permanent jobs have been........

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