MEDIA RELEASE PR36518
Sao Paulo Hosts Strong Second Year for South American Pharma Events
MAARSSEN, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Held in the heart of Brasil's pharmaceutical industry, Sao Paulo, late
August's CPhI South America and P-MEC South America pharma ingredients and
production technology events built strongly on their 2008 debuts.
At just over 4,900, visitor numbers for the 150+ exhibitors at the
Transamerica Expo Center were almost 10% ahead of the 2008 launch event in
Rio, with a major international presence. Organisers UBM International Media
say that over 70% of space for the 2010 events has already been sold.
Led by Brazil, the markets of Latin and Central America are joining China
and India as regions of dramatic future opportunities for pharma-related
services.
Eliane van Doorn, UBM International Media's Pharma Portfolio Group
Director, commented:
"Against the challenging business background since their launch last
year, the 2009 events clearly delivered for both exhibitors and visitors,
laying deep foundations for next year!"
Providing coverage across the pharma ingredients, contract services and
production equipment and technology sectors, co-location of CPhI and P-MEC is
a proven formula that ensures a high level of networking and business
opportunities in a single event visit.
Key Brazilian pharma trade organisations supporting the 2009 exhibitions
included ABIQUIF, ABRIFAR ABIMIP, ABIFINA, Alanac, ANVISA, ASSOCIQUIM,
CRF-SP, Interfarma, Pro-Genericos, and Sindusfarma.
Alongside the exhibitions, the wide-ranging conference programme included
the ISPE Brazil Life Sciences Congress; the 1st CRF-SP Clinical Research
Seminar; the 2nd. Latin American Pharma Business Forum; the 1st. Sindusfarma
Symposium of Pharmaceutical Management and the BioPh-Biosolutions for Pharma
conference on The Brazil Regulatory Scenario.
Returning after the successful 2008 debut in Rio, the buyers' and
sellers' "Match and Meet" networking sessions -- on pharmaceutical
ingredients, contract services and licensing -- underlined the networking
depth of the event.
"The good feedback on the quality of visitors and business networking
value clearly reflects the perceived importance of the event -- and exceeding
last year's visitor numbers was a great bonus," said Eliane van Doorn. "With
continuing market growth across South and Latin America, and the quickening
pace of international partnerships as the standout themes, we are very
positive for 2010," she added.
For 2010, CPhI South America and P-MEC South America move to Argentina's
La Rural - Hall Ocre facility in Buenos Aires, on 17 - 19 August. Next year
will also mark the full debuts of ICSE South America and BioPh South America.
In 2011, the fourth edition of the events will return to Sao Paulo.
UBM International Media's annual sister events for the pharma ingredients
and services sector include Japan (April); China (June); Worldwide (Europe -
October) and India (December).
SOURCE: United Business Media
CONTACT: Rob Sahi (CPhI)
+ 31 (0)346 559 461
or
Ian O'Malley
(ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh)
+ 31 (0)346 559 426
both of UBM International Media
or
Roger Johnstone
GyroHSR Public Relations
+44 (0)161 614 1450
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