Curis Ventures

Curis Ventures, founded by Mr. Suhail Al Ansari under the Gawah Holdings umbrella, is a specialized investment and advisory firm with a focus on life sciences and healthcare services. With an experienced team of professionals, we acquire and partner with innovators in the industry to drive the evolution of healthcare for the future. We share our vast experience through our advisory team from idea generation, project assessment and feasibility to development and operationalisation. By leveraging our broader group of companies at Gawah Holdings, we enable M&A, private equity advisory and commercialisation opportunities all the way to turnkey solutions. Our network of investments and partners span across the globe from the UAE and rest of the GCC to Europe, the United States and Asia, represented by globally renowned academic, medical, technology and industry leaders, investors, government healthcare systems and manufacturers. The team is founded and led by Mr. Suhail Al Ansari, an experienced healthcare executive with a proven track record in developing, managing, and overseeing complex, mega healthcare initiatives in the UAE and abroad. With almost 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Mr. Suhail Al Ansari is the founder of Curis Ventures, and Deputy Vice Chairman of Gawah Holdings. In addition to this he is continually advising numerous multinational investment houses, private equity and healthcare companies and academic medical institutions spanning from North America to Asia. During his professional tenure at Mubadala, Mr. Suhail Al Ansari established and oversaw the operations of eight healthcare businesses with globally renowned partners such as the Cleveland Clinic, Laboratory Corporation of America and Imperial College London, managing a portfolio worth over US$ 4B in assets with 6,000 employees and annual turnover exceeding US$ 750M.