New Delhi: The 53^rd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress will be held in New Delhi from 21 to 23 December 2001.

This will be a mega event for CEOs and top executives from the pharmaceutical industry, officers from regulatory departments, pharmacists from the trade and profession, research and development personnel, pharmaceutical consultants, hospital administrators, top officials of Central and state agencies, academicians and teachers from medical and pharmacy colleges. Delegates in thousands from all over India and other countries drawn from different specialised fields are expected to attend the congress.

Concurrent to the congress, Pharma Expo 2001, an international exhibition on the pharma industry will be organised by FICCI, the apex body of Indias businesses and industries. Top-quality personnel including decision-makers for procurement of bulk drugs, machinery, packaging materials, ancillary equipment and services will visit the exhibition. In addition, about 5,000 delegates to the congress will also visit this exhibition during the three-day period. The exhibition will provide a unique opportunity for display of products and services to potential clients both from India and abroad.

Highlights  

• 10,000 sq mtrs of exhibition area
• More than 200 exhibitors
• Only focussed event on the pharmaceutical industry
• About 5,000 delegates attending the congress, which means a focused target audience for the exhibition
• Excellent facilities of business centres, lounges, exhibitors restaurant, snack counters, drinking water, information desk, travel and transport desk and business information center
• Networking opportunities
  

• Plant and machinery for pharma production
• Infrastructure and accessories
• Packaging materials and machinery
• Laboratory equipment, instruments and laboratory wares
• Bulk drugs, intermediates and formulations
• Excipients and additives
• Water treatment and waste management
• Biotechnology
• Healthcare products
• Hospital equipment
• Research and development and standards
• Quality control
• Environment and pollution control
• Technical publication
• Trade associations, trade promotion bodies
• Professional associations
  

• CEOs, engineers, technocrats and scientists
• Pharmacists
• R & D professionals
• Biotechnology specialists
• Doctors
• Hospital administrators
• Academicians, teachers and students
• Equipment suppliers and distributors
• Medical representatives 
• Policy-makers, diplomats and foreign commercial corps
  

Participation cost  

Rs 7,000 per sq mtr for Shell Stand (minimum 9 sq mtrs) 
Rs 6,500 per sq mtr for Bare Space (minimum 27 sq mtrs)