🚀 Why Ajman Free Zone Is Now the Launchpad for U.S. HealthTech – And Why 360Disruption Is Your Bridge




360Disruption is an official Channel Partner of Ajman Free Zone Authority – one of the UAE’s most dynamic and accessible free zones.

This strategic partnership opens a powerful new chapter for our platform, and more importantly, for the U.S. healthtech and biotech innovators we work with.

✅ Why This Matters

Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) is fast becoming a preferred launchpad for next-gen companies — and for good reason:

  • Streamlined setup: Company formation in as little as 1 day.

  • Cost-effective licensing: Ideal for early-stage innovators and lean market entry

  • Strategic location: Minutes from Sharjah and Dubai, with direct access to UAE’s health corridors

  • Forward-thinking leadership: Open to new business models, pilot projects, and disruptive ventures

  • Flexibility: 100% foreign ownership, full repatriation of profits, no currency restrictions

This makes AFZ the perfect home for U.S.-based firms wanting to localize operations, build GCC credibility, and pilot their solutions in a welcoming regulatory environment.

🔗 Why 360Disruption?

At 360Disruption, we don’t just advise — we build.

Through our Incubate–Accelerate–Commercialize model, we help healthtech founders navigate every step of Gulf market entry: from regulatory structuring and licensing to partnerships and pilot programs. We’ve done this for U.S. firms in longevity, diagnostics, medtech, and metabolic health — and now, with our AFZ partnership, we can do it even faster.

This isn’t theory — it’s action. Our JV with Pioneer Diagnostics & Imaging is a perfect example: we’re setting up 360SleepHealth within Ajman Free Zone, with immediate rollout of home sleep testing and clinical services. More JVs are on the way — including in exosome skincare, metabolic therapy, and AI-driven diagnostics.

💡 Why U.S. Companies Should Care

If you’re a founder or exec sitting in California, Texas, Boston, or Miami and wondering how to enter the Gulf region — this is your moment.

Rather than get stuck in months of paperwork and consulting calls, 360Disruption gives you:

  • A clear entry point via our AFZ channel

  • A physical business license and regional address

  • Regulatory guidance, medical registration, and pilot structuring

  • Access to Emirates networks, procurement channels, and investors

And now, through our channel with Ajman Free Zone, we can also help you minimize cost, maximize speed, and build a local presence that matters.

 

This article is part of our "Go-To-Market Gulf" series, helping innovators expand in the Gulf through precision strategy and local execution.

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