“Head of Sales for the Middle East & Africa at Merck is visiting Noor office.”

We at Noor Scientific & Trade were honored to welcome Mr. Gilles, Head of Sales for the Middle East & Africa at Merck, in our office during his recent visit to Egypt.

Over three productive days, we had the opportunity to have a meeting to review our ongoing business developments, discuss progress toward our shared strategic goals. We also had the opportunity to conducted joint visits to several leading pharmaceutical companies across Egypt. These visits provided a valuable chance to strengthen customer relationships, exchange market insights, and explore new prospects for growth.

During the visit, Mr. Gilles expressed his appreciation for the dedicated marketing and sales efforts demonstrated by Noor, the strong market presence Noor has built over the years, and the positive image and trusted reputation Noor enjoys with its customers across the Egyptian market.

His recognition reflects the strength of our long-standing partnership with Merck and reinforces our shared commitment to delivering advanced technologies, trusted support, and sustainable value to our customers.

S-Pak® Membrane Filter

S-Pak Filters are sterile, ready to use, individually packed filters made of Mixed cellulose Esters (MCE). These filters are easy to use with no toxicity and hydrophobic spots. The filters have been manufactured for use in the membrane filtration method of bacterial analysis of water. They are also used in analysis of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.

Advantages

• Individually packed
• Sterile
• Ready to use
• Easy to use
• No hydrophobic spots
• No toxicity
• Good bioburden recovery

Sinai Liberation Day (April 25, 2026)

It is the anniversary of the liberation of the peninsula of Sinai, celebrating the day in 1982 when Egypt recovered the land of Sinai and the withdrawal of the last Israeli soldier from the city of Taba in 1988. It is the day the Egyptian flag has been raised on the land of Sinai after the complete liberation.

Egyptians give tribute to the Egyptian officers and soldiers from the Egyptian armed forces and their sacrifices which led to the recovery of Sinai from occupation.

DNA:

DNA is the molecule that encodes genetic information for all living things. It plays a key role in passing traits from parents to offspring and is the primary component of chromosomes in the cell nuclei of complex organisms.

The discovery of DNA didn’t so much change the world as it did our understanding of it and more so, our understanding of life. DNA is a term we’ve only started using in the 20th century, though its initial discovery dates back decades into the 19th century.

Many people think scientists James Watson and Francis Crick discovered DNA in the 1950s. Nope, not so fast. DNA was actually first discovered in 1869 by Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher. He identified what he referred to as “nuclein” in blood cells. Several other researchers have worked on projects around identifying DNA up until Watson and Crick.

Leftover pasta has extra health benefits:

That's because it contains more resistant starch than fresh pasta, thanks to the effect of cooking and cooling on the pasta starch's structure. Leftover pasta supports stable blood sugar, contains fewer calories, and helps improve gut health. It might sound too good to be true, but experts say these benefits are related to something called resistant starches. That's because it contains more resistant starch than fresh pasta, thanks to the effect of cooking and cooling on the pasta starch's structure. Resistant starch has been linked to improved blood sugar control and better gut health.

How Egypt plans to turn Sinai into a trade hub:

Egypt’s plan to transform Sinai into a logistics hub reflects a deeper shift in economic strategy that moves beyond relying on geographic advantage and focuses on activating it through infrastructure and integration.

By connecting Sinai to national and global supply chains, reducing operational costs, and creating new investment opportunities, Egypt is laying the groundwork for a more competitive and diversified economy.

Sinai is no longer a peripheral region. It is becoming a strategic frontier, where infrastructure, policy, and geography converge to create new economic potential.

Many staff members are celebrating their work anniversaries at Noor Scientific & Trade LLC during April:

• Mahmoud Abdelmawla is celebrating his 23rd anniversary
• Abdallah Helmy is celebrating his 21st anniversary
• Mohamed Gaber is celebrating his 15th anniversary
• Yasser Salah is celebrating his 13th anniversary
• Ahmed Abdelmoniem is celebrating his 4th anniversary.

Congratulations for all.

Wishing them all the success.