Forecast looks good for India pharma shows
Forecast looks good for India pharma shows
Maarssen, The Netherlands, 9 November 2009: Momentum is building for the early
December staging in Mumbai of the third CPhI India and second P-MEC India
pharma ingredients, services and technologies event. A combined total of over
600 exhibitors from over 80 countries are expected at the Bombay Exhibition
Centre for the 2009 events, being held on 1 – 3 December.
In addition to high quality exhibitors, the 2009 events include two new launches. BioPh
Indiawill focus on the convergence of technologies and business models in pharma and
healthcare biotechnology – especially across the common interest areas of innovation,
product development, clinical trials, manufacturing and supply logistics.
2009 also brings the debut of ICSE India, with emphasis on the very fast-growing
outsourcing and contract services sector. The co-located additions of BioPh India and ICSE
India to CPhI India and P-MEC India add impressive further depth and networking value to
the combined events. The 2009 events will also be complemented by two major
conferences.
CPhI India became the fourth member of the brand’s global event “family” in 2006 and was
joined by P-MEC India in 2007. The combined exhibitions are the largest pharma services
event in India and South Asia. Despite the recent global slowdown, Indian pharma has
maintained standout growth rates, with a sector forecast to quadruple, from US $6.3bn. in
2005 to US $25bn. in 2015.
In their mid-2009 report, and underlining the important addition of ICSE India - E&Y/OPPI
(Ernst & Young/Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India - OPPI) noted that
India’s outsourcing sector is growing at 43%, with drug discovery and development
segment growing at 65% - well over three times the global average. India is targeting to
become one of the top five innovator countries by 2020.
Growth will figure strongly in the major conferences complementing the exhibitions. These
begin with the Indian Pharma Summit on Monday 30 November, focusing on: “The
future of India Pharma – India Pharma Vision 2020” addressing the issues, opportunities
and challenges for India as an emerging global pharma hub.
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The event will be chaired by Ashok Kumar, Secty. Dept. of Pharmaceuticals and co-chaired
by Glenn Saldhana, Chairman, FICCI National Pharmaceuticals Committee & MD and CEO,
Glenmark Pharmaceutiucals. Organisers are the Government of India’s new Department of
Pharmaceuticals and UBM India Pvt. Ltd. Venue is the Mumbai Grand Hyatt.
Staged alongside the first two days of CPhI India, in the BioPh pavilion at the Bombay
Exhibition Centre, Biosimilars India 2009 will cover a wide range of topics in 17 sessions
across three half-day modules.
“India is now moving towards centrestage in world pharma, with its overall pharma market
growing at better than 9% - and key segments much faster. CPhI and the co-located
events are the natural meeting point that enables a high level of networking and business
development across the academic, development, R&D, services and manufacturing
communities”, said CPhI India Event Director Annemieke Timmers.
“With the BioPh India and ICSE India launches and a strong conference programme adding
to a high level of pre-registrations, all our indications are that this year in Mumbai will see
our strongest Indian events so far”, added ICSE, BioPh and P-MEC Event Director Haf
Cennydd.
Key industry organisations supporting the exhibitions will include Pharmexcil – the
Government of India’s pharmaceutical export promotion council; the Indian Drug
Manufacturers Association (IDMA); the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India
(OPPI) and the Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association (India) (BDMA).
The events are jointly organised by UBM International Media and sister company UBM India
Pvt. Ltd.
UBM International Media’s annual sister events for the pharma ingredients and services
sector include Worldwide (Europe – October); Japan (April); China (June); and South
America (August). For websites, see: www.wherepharmameets.com; www.cphiindia.
com; www.pmec-india.com and www.bioph-online.com .
