Mohamed Shorbagee

AlBorg Labs - معامل البرج

Founded in 1991, Al Borg Laboratories was the first medical-laboratory company in the Middle East to implement a hub-and-spoke business model, allowing it quickly to become the largest privately owned laboratory chain in the region. Through its central lab in Cairo and its seven satellite labs across Egypt, Al Borg offers an extensive menu of more than 2,000 tests, covering the whole spectrum of conventional and non-conventional medical-testing. Through a network of more than 90 branches across Egypt – the Arab world's most populous nation, Al Borg serves almost two million patients and handles more than six million tests each year. Customers include insurance companies and other corporates, professional unions and other laboratories. Abraaj Capital, through its Infrastructure and Growth Capital Fund, currently owns 90% of the shares of Al Borg through its $150m acquisition in May 2008. Founded in 1991, Al Borg Laboratories is the first medical-laboratory company in the Middle East to implement an efficient hub-and-spoke business model, allowing it quickly to become the largest privately owned laboratory chain in the region. Through its central lab in Cairo and its seven satellite labs across Egypt, Al Borg offers an extensive menu of more than 2,000 tests, covering the whole spectrum of conventional and non-conventional medical-testing.