Indore to host 2nd edition of PharmaTech Expo 2013

PharmaTechnologyIndex.com, a KNS group of company and Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) will hold the 2nd edition of Pharma Tech Expo 2013. The event will be held from October 6 to 8 at Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore. PharmaTech Expo 2013 will be a platform to share about the recent technologies in pharmaceutics through the exhibition.

A seminar/ workshop will be organised on the second day of the expo whose first session will be conducted by IDMA and will be sponsored by Newtronic Lifecare Equipments. The topics which will be covered incude; Latest Developments in Stability Chambers, Planning and Preparing for FDA inspections and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Measures). The second session will be conducted by MSME and the topic to be covered will be Barcoding Technology.

The event is being held in association with Pharmexcil and supported by MP Small Scale Drug Manufacturer’s Association (MPSSDMA), MP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association (MPPMO), Pithampur Audhyogik Sanghathan (PAS), and Indian Analytical Instrument Association (IAIA). The event is being held with IMA PG India as its industry partner.

Last PharmaTech Expo which was held in April 2011, bagged visitors from various spheres of industries like CEOs, purchase officers, researchers, academicians, production and R&D professionals of various pharmaceutical organisations which had around 120 exhibitors and 3000 visitors.

For the upcoming event, a press conference was recently organised where many renowned and industry related people made their presence. Welcoming the members of the press and other guests, Daara B Patel, Secretary General of IDMA emphasised the fast pace at which Indore and the nearby cities are becoming a pharma hub. He expects the 2nd Pharma Expo to be more successful and well attended exhibition.

Paresh Chawla, Organizing Committee Chairman informed that IDMA is forming its 6th State Board namely IDMA Madhya Pradesh State Board and this would surely give a better impetus to the seminar. He also informed that the PharmaTech Expo will not only be beneficial for the pharma industry but it will be a very good platform for the pharmacy students as they will have good exposure to all the major machines used by the pharma industry which will be on display during the exhibition and also good learning from the seminars.

Ramesh Shah, PharmaTechnologyIndex,com addressed the conference and said, “Indore being the hub of various large and medium scale pharma companies like Ranbaxy, IPCA, Lupin, Piramal, Alpa Labs, Cipla, Zest Pharma will provide for a good gateway to the pharma industry to exhibit at Indore and enhance their business output. Moreover, Mylan and Teva are now coming up with their new projects at Indore in a very big way. It will be a great opportunity for machinery and equipment suppliers in all pharmaceutical sectors to showcase their products at such a level to these industries.”

Himanshu Shah, Joint Secretary – Organizing Committee informed that Indore is an industrial city, where a big number of large medium and small-scale industries are located in close vicinity. He also mentioned that, “MSME may reimburse cost of the stalls to the micro and small enterprises who will be participating in this exhibition under the Market Assistance Scheme.”

PharmaTech Expo 2013 will be an ideal platform to showcase new products and advanced technology before buyers, dealers and suppliers. The visitors can gather latest information about emerging market trends, technological innovations, upcoming market needs, new scientific developments, updates on regulations in pharma and allied industries through the displays at the expo. It will be a point of contact to meet clients and prospective customers under one roof. The exhibitors can strengthen cooperation through networking with their customers. The exhibition covers a space of 50000 sq ft. The expo will witness many overseas visitors and also exhibitors.

EP News Bureau – Mumbai