Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated Pharmexcil’s first pharma exhibition, iPHEX 2013

(L-R) N R Munjal - Chairman & Members of Committee of Administration, Pharmexcil, Hon Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Mr Rajeev Kher - Additional Secretary - Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Mumbai, April 23, 2013 - The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) hosted an exhibition iPHEX 2013, India’s own pharmaceutical show under the support of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce, and Government of India was inaugurated by Chief Guest Honorable Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Special Guest of Honour Mr Rajeev Kher, Additional Secretary – Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the presence of Dr. G.N. Singh, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). iPHEX 2013 is held in Mumbai from 24-26 April 2013 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon East, Mumbai. 

 IPHEX 2013 witnessed the presence of 250 stalls exhibiting Indian Pharma companies like Ranbaxy, Lupin, Glenmark, Mylan, MSN Labs, Ipca, Ind-Swift, Strides, Aurobindo, Mankind, to mention few, over 5000 trade visitors including overseas buyer, delegates from highly regulated market like USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and 3000 Pharmexcil registered members. Over 500 overseas buyers have been invited with the support of Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India. About 60% of stalls belong to SMEs which present a very robust, competent and competitive Indian pharma sector. Huge businessopportunities are expected to emerge during the event.

Over 40 senior regulatory from 20 countries like Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippine, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Seychelles, Uganda, Belaru, Haiti, Cuba, Dominic Republic, Mongolia, Srilanka, Zimbabwe,  Ministry of Health officials and drug regulators chief from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka are present for IPHEX-2013. The presence of large number of drug regulators from overseas market will immensely help Pharmexcil and its members to promote the quality and affordability aspect as envisaged in Brand India Pharma Campaign. The campaign has been initiated by Ministry of Commerce and executed by Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council in association with I.B.E.F.

On this occasion, Mr. Bhavin Mehta Committee Chief of iPHEX and CoA member, Pharmexcil said, “iPHEX 2013 will be the biggest industry exposition in India showcasing the diverse range of products and will include Formulations, APIs, Ayush, Nutraceuticals, Health Services, Biotechnology and Biotechnology Products, R & D Services etc. Technical seminars are organized where the invited drug regulators will make presentations on drug regulatory procedures of their respective countries.  Plan visits also will be organized for the interested drug regulators. iPHEX will be an annual event.  Our attempt is to make iPHEX a Face of Indian Pharma to the global community. We are sure to achieve this over the years.” 

 On this occasion Mr Rajeev Kher, Additional Secretary – Ministry of Commerce and Industry said, “This congregation would help India’s pharmaceutical industry being considered as ‘Pharmacy of the world’ to contribute to global health care sector with wider choice of quality & affordable   APIs/ generics .  I invite every Pharmaceutical exporter/importer to this event and draw maximum mileage.I wish the event a grand success."

Honorable Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inauguration iPHEX 2013

 

Inaugurating the iPHEX 2013 book